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Page 55
... limited by their feebleness : unarmed man , using only his hands , feet , teeth , can do little damage to other men , still less to the en- vironment : even with a stone or a club , his scope is limited , except in at- tacking helpless ...
... limited by their feebleness : unarmed man , using only his hands , feet , teeth , can do little damage to other men , still less to the en- vironment : even with a stone or a club , his scope is limited , except in at- tacking helpless ...
Page 58
... limited range and forced choices , and the first liberating glimmers of human intelligence , confused , partly enveloped in the mists of unconsciousness , broken erratically by the dream . We must follow early man across a swampy ...
... limited range and forced choices , and the first liberating glimmers of human intelligence , confused , partly enveloped in the mists of unconsciousness , broken erratically by the dream . We must follow early man across a swampy ...
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... limited territory , but deliberately ' going out of bounds ' to seize raw materials and enslave help- less men , to exercise control , to exact tribute . This new culture was dedi- cated , not just to the enhancement of life , but to ...
... limited territory , but deliberately ' going out of bounds ' to seize raw materials and enslave help- less men , to exercise control , to exact tribute . This new culture was dedi- cated , not just to the enhancement of life , but to ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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