The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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Page 395
... plenitude . We now come back to the basic idea that underlies this book . If we are to prevent megatechnics from ... plenitude . Once an organic world picture is in the ascendant , the working aim of an economy of plenitude will be , not ...
... plenitude . We now come back to the basic idea that underlies this book . If we are to prevent megatechnics from ... plenitude . Once an organic world picture is in the ascendant , the working aim of an economy of plenitude will be , not ...
Page 396
... plenitude . Such plenitude is distinct from mere quantitative affluence or unqualified abundance . As soon as this organic standard prevails , that which is small , quan- titatively insignificant , or unrepeatable may turn out to be ...
... plenitude . Such plenitude is distinct from mere quantitative affluence or unqualified abundance . As soon as this organic standard prevails , that which is small , quan- titatively insignificant , or unrepeatable may turn out to be ...
Page 401
... plenitude and the possibilties for corruption that an economy of profit - conditoned abundance , often confused with plenitude , carries with it . The rewards of such a life have often been undeniable : out of the surplus came confident ...
... plenitude and the possibilties for corruption that an economy of profit - conditoned abundance , often confused with plenitude , carries with it . The rewards of such a life have often been undeniable : out of the surplus came confident ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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