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... thought , he lost contact with those parts of his own nature which cannot be so processed . And how important this intimate range of expression was in the develop- ment of man ! In first forming human character , in establishing group ...
... thought , he lost contact with those parts of his own nature which cannot be so processed . And how important this intimate range of expression was in the develop- ment of man ! In first forming human character , in establishing group ...
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... thought ; and though accurate symbolic description was essential to effective communication and cooperation , that achievement was long delayed . The most notable contribution of industrial and agricultural technology , from the ...
... thought ; and though accurate symbolic description was essential to effective communication and cooperation , that achievement was long delayed . The most notable contribution of industrial and agricultural technology , from the ...
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... thought , and man was there . " In these observations lies a truth essential once more for modern man to grasp : ' minding ' is still more im- portant than making . Now the immediate efficacy of speech in affecting human behavior con ...
... thought , and man was there . " In these observations lies a truth essential once more for modern man to grasp : ' minding ' is still more im- portant than making . Now the immediate efficacy of speech in affecting human behavior con ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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