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... activities . As long as the paleoanthropologist regarded material objects — mainly bones and stones - as the only scientifically admissible evidence of early man's activities , nothing could be done to alter this stereotype . I shall ...
... activities . As long as the paleoanthropologist regarded material objects — mainly bones and stones - as the only scientifically admissible evidence of early man's activities , nothing could be done to alter this stereotype . I shall ...
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... activities , man is nevertheless no god : for his spiritual illumination and self - discovery only carry through and enlarge nature's creativity . Man's reason now informs him that even in his most inspired moments he is but a ...
... activities , man is nevertheless no god : for his spiritual illumination and self - discovery only carry through and enlarge nature's creativity . Man's reason now informs him that even in his most inspired moments he is but a ...
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... activities we associate with ' civilization ' can be traced back to this original implosion of social and technical forces . These works created a well - founded confidence in human powers , different from the illusions and naive self ...
... activities we associate with ' civilization ' can be traced back to this original implosion of social and technical forces . These works created a well - founded confidence in human powers , different from the illusions and naive self ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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