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Lewis Mumford. was possible . The degraded or silly fantasies in furniture , pottery , and cutlery that now seek to command contemporary attention by their hideous novelty furnish ample proof , by contrast , of this earlier success . If ...
Lewis Mumford. was possible . The degraded or silly fantasies in furniture , pottery , and cutlery that now seek to command contemporary attention by their hideous novelty furnish ample proof , by contrast , of this earlier success . If ...
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... fantasies of , 207 Modes of development , 77 Mohenjo - Daro , 165 Monad , Leibnitz's , 32 Monastery , Benedictine , 264 Monastic enclaves , Hansa , 276 Monastic pattern , defect of , 266 Monasticism , oversimplifi- cation of , 266 Money ...
... fantasies of , 207 Modes of development , 77 Mohenjo - Daro , 165 Monad , Leibnitz's , 32 Monastery , Benedictine , 264 Monastic enclaves , Hansa , 276 Monastic pattern , defect of , 266 Monasticism , oversimplifi- cation of , 266 Money ...
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... fantasies of , 281 ; mo- nopoly of , 198 , 202 ; moralization of , 257 ; myth of , 290 , irre- sistible , 224 ; new tech- nology of , 175 ; pathol- ogy of , 218 ; psycho- logical distortions from , 229 ; range of , 199 ; re- nunciation ...
... fantasies of , 281 ; mo- nopoly of , 198 , 202 ; moralization of , 257 ; myth of , 290 , irre- sistible , 224 ; new tech- nology of , 175 ; pathol- ogy of , 218 ; psycho- logical distortions from , 229 ; range of , 199 ; re- nunciation ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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