The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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Page 79
... physical and mathematical sciences had not yet achieved anything like their present position of superiority . Descartes himself , though a gifted mathematician , was not exclusively immersed in mathematical problems or physical ...
... physical and mathematical sciences had not yet achieved anything like their present position of superiority . Descartes himself , though a gifted mathematician , was not exclusively immersed in mathematical problems or physical ...
Page 86
... physical causes . My aim is to show that the celestial machine is to be likened not to a divine organism but rather ... physical ' events . To know more about the behavior of a physical system one must isolate it , disorganize it , and ...
... physical causes . My aim is to show that the celestial machine is to be likened not to a divine organism but rather ... physical ' events . To know more about the behavior of a physical system one must isolate it , disorganize it , and ...
Page 488
... Physical events , scientific clarification of , 67 Physical objects , abstract world of , 56 Physical organs , elimination of , 187 Physical phenomena , 17th - century con- ception of , 59 Physical world , abstract conception of , 67 ...
... Physical events , scientific clarification of , 67 Physical objects , abstract world of , 56 Physical organs , elimination of , 187 Physical phenomena , 17th - century con- ception of , 59 Physical world , abstract conception of , 67 ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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