The Pentagon of Power, Volume 2In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. Index; photographs. |
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Page 396
Such plenitude is distinct from mere quantitative affluence or unqualified
abundance. As soon as this organic standard prevails, that which is small,
quantitatively insignificant, or unrepeatable may turn out to be highly significant
and valuable, ...
Such plenitude is distinct from mere quantitative affluence or unqualified
abundance. As soon as this organic standard prevails, that which is small,
quantitatively insignificant, or unrepeatable may turn out to be highly significant
and valuable, ...
Page 400
Instead of accepting total automation, then, as the only possible terminus of a
mature economy, we must replace quantified power with qualified plenitude; and
to do this one must begin with man's higher functions: especially those that
enable ...
Instead of accepting total automation, then, as the only possible terminus of a
mature economy, we must replace quantified power with qualified plenitude; and
to do this one must begin with man's higher functions: especially those that
enable ...
Page 401
Hitherto, the human advantages of plenitude have been explored — but only
sporadically and selfishly — through their forced expropriation of the economic
surplus by a privileged minority. For the greater part of history, the personal
freedom ...
Hitherto, the human advantages of plenitude have been explored — but only
sporadically and selfishly — through their forced expropriation of the economic
surplus by a privileged minority. For the greater part of history, the personal
freedom ...
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