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... potentialities in patterns of increasing significance , man's relation to the cosmos is reversed . In the light of human consciousness , it is not man , but the whole uni- verse of still ' lifeless ' matter that turns out to be impotent ...
... potentialities in patterns of increasing significance , man's relation to the cosmos is reversed . In the light of human consciousness , it is not man , but the whole uni- verse of still ' lifeless ' matter that turns out to be impotent ...
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... potentialities , that at last matched the unfathomable potentialities of man's own brain . When language had reached this point , both past and future became a living part of the present . With the development of language , its main ...
... potentialities , that at last matched the unfathomable potentialities of man's own brain . When language had reached this point , both past and future became a living part of the present . With the development of language , its main ...
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... Potentialities , human , 45 Potter's wheel , 115 Pottery , need for , [ 13 ] ; ne- olithic , 154 ; tradition of , 254 Pottery containers , 130 Potty stool , 250 Poverty , forced , 206 Power , centralization of , 178 ; corruption of ...
... Potentialities , human , 45 Potter's wheel , 115 Pottery , need for , [ 13 ] ; ne- olithic , 154 ; tradition of , 254 Pottery containers , 130 Potty stool , 250 Poverty , forced , 206 Power , centralization of , 178 ; corruption of ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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