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... observation disclosed by this life - preserving routine shows a high order of mind . Here the strategy of survival was worked out through close observation of such a far- from - obvious process as evaporation , by utilizing all the ...
... observation disclosed by this life - preserving routine shows a high order of mind . Here the strategy of survival was worked out through close observation of such a far- from - obvious process as evaporation , by utilizing all the ...
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... observation antedated neolithic practices ; for grain - gathering Australians , still living under paleo- lithic conditions , were watchful enough in their wanderings to observe that the grain grew better if well - watered , and would ...
... observation antedated neolithic practices ; for grain - gathering Australians , still living under paleo- lithic conditions , were watchful enough in their wanderings to observe that the grain grew better if well - watered , and would ...
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... observation that " man is man by virtue of language alone " is both earlier and sounder than the belief that tool - making shaped his whole development . Huxley , Julian S. Man Stands Alone . New York : 1927 . Returns with abundant ...
... observation that " man is man by virtue of language alone " is both earlier and sounder than the belief that tool - making shaped his whole development . Huxley , Julian S. Man Stands Alone . New York : 1927 . Returns with abundant ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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