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... practices of some scientists - ration- alist , utilitarian , and definitely skeptical about the value of any set of beliefs that tacitly denied science's own uncriticized assumptions . While magic was admitted as an early practice ...
... practices of some scientists - ration- alist , utilitarian , and definitely skeptical about the value of any set of beliefs that tacitly denied science's own uncriticized assumptions . While magic was admitted as an early practice ...
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... practiced equally by many other species , even birds . This indicates a peculiarly human ambiva- lence or should one call ... practice that did nothing whatever to aid human development , in some cases demonstrably worked counter to it ...
... practiced equally by many other species , even birds . This indicates a peculiarly human ambiva- lence or should one call ... practice that did nothing whatever to aid human development , in some cases demonstrably worked counter to it ...
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... practice of cunningly tipping their arrows with stronger or weaker poisons , derived from the amaryllis , the scorpion , the spider , or the snake , according to the size and vitality of the intended victim ? Quite possibly . But ...
... practice of cunningly tipping their arrows with stronger or weaker poisons , derived from the amaryllis , the scorpion , the spider , or the snake , according to the size and vitality of the intended victim ? Quite possibly . But ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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