The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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... tion , the formative idea , even if widely incarnated , would lose its authority and efficacy ; and indeed it was the weakness of Christianity in extending its moral principles to organized government , its reluctance to come to grips ...
... tion , the formative idea , even if widely incarnated , would lose its authority and efficacy ; and indeed it was the weakness of Christianity in extending its moral principles to organized government , its reluctance to come to grips ...
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... tion of , 183 ; comparison of ancient and modern , 258-259 ; contribution of atom bomb to , 255-256 ; demoraliza- tion of , 251 ; duplication of defects of , 242 , 247 ; economic center of , 324 ; etherialized , 164 , 315 ; expansion of ...
... tion of , 183 ; comparison of ancient and modern , 258-259 ; contribution of atom bomb to , 255-256 ; demoraliza- tion of , 251 ; duplication of defects of , 242 , 247 ; economic center of , 324 ; etherialized , 164 , 315 ; expansion of ...
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... tion of , 108 ; as ' power thought , ' 31 ; as public knowledge , 122 ; as ' useful knowledge , ' 78 , 111 ; Bacon's intuitions of destination of , 109 ; Bacon's original conception of , 110 ; conditioning by , 280 ; debt of , to ...
... tion of , 108 ; as ' power thought , ' 31 ; as public knowledge , 122 ; as ' useful knowledge , ' 78 , 111 ; Bacon's intuitions of destination of , 109 ; Bacon's original conception of , 110 ; conditioning by , 280 ; debt of , to ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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