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... Australopithecines , the rate of advance is three times slower , and the effect of ' selection pressure ' favoring the brain development supposedly derived from tool - making be- comes even more questionable . What is missing from the ...
... Australopithecines , the rate of advance is three times slower , and the effect of ' selection pressure ' favoring the brain development supposedly derived from tool - making be- comes even more questionable . What is missing from the ...
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Lewis Mumford. Robinson , J. T. The Australopithecines and Their Bearing on the Origin of Man and of Stone Tool - making . See Howells , William ( editor ) . Roe , Z. , and G. G. Simpson ( editors ) . Behavior and Evolution . New Haven ...
Lewis Mumford. Robinson , J. T. The Australopithecines and Their Bearing on the Origin of Man and of Stone Tool - making . See Howells , William ( editor ) . Roe , Z. , and G. G. Simpson ( editors ) . Behavior and Evolution . New Haven ...
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... Australopithecines , 5 , 99 , 105 Authoritarian technics , 237 Autistic expression , 83 Automatic loom , 291 Automation , [ 28 ] ; Aris- totle's conditions for , 271 ; dream of , 241 Automatism , 65 Automaton , [ 28 ] , 255 , 281 ...
... Australopithecines , 5 , 99 , 105 Authoritarian technics , 237 Autistic expression , 83 Automatic loom , 291 Automation , [ 28 ] ; Aris- totle's conditions for , 271 ; dream of , 241 Automatism , 65 Automaton , [ 28 ] , 255 , 281 ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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