The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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Page 55
... living human beings ; though many properties that the organism actually shares with other physical bodies can be handled with equal effectiveness on Kepler's principles . Both Kepler and Galileo held that organisms cannot , so to say ...
... living human beings ; though many properties that the organism actually shares with other physical bodies can be handled with equal effectiveness on Kepler's principles . Both Kepler and Galileo held that organisms cannot , so to say ...
Page 87
... living phenomena reacting within a living environment , becomes so complex that it can only be reproduced and apprehended intuitively in the act of living , since , at least in man , it in- cludes mind and the infra- and ultra ...
... living phenomena reacting within a living environment , becomes so complex that it can only be reproduced and apprehended intuitively in the act of living , since , at least in man , it in- cludes mind and the infra- and ultra ...
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... living creatures and equally living symbols are constantly present , to stir his imagination and encourage him in further acts of expression both in the mind and in his daily performances of life - sustaining work and human nurture ...
... living creatures and equally living symbols are constantly present , to stir his imagination and encourage him in further acts of expression both in the mind and in his daily performances of life - sustaining work and human nurture ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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