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It will therefore be not a fixed biological human nature that is involved but a
human nature precariously balanced , always ready to be thrown into a new
equilibrium . The first human nature will be not a frozen but a constantly changing
model ...
It will therefore be not a fixed biological human nature that is involved but a
human nature precariously balanced , always ready to be thrown into a new
equilibrium . The first human nature will be not a frozen but a constantly changing
model ...
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What are the guidelines to the form of the interrelated biological and social
changes which we believe to be coming ? This question involves our readiness
to consider the possibility not only of gradual change but of abrupt transition to
new ...
What are the guidelines to the form of the interrelated biological and social
changes which we believe to be coming ? This question involves our readiness
to consider the possibility not only of gradual change but of abrupt transition to
new ...
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the " cultural " had to dance , today the cultural calls the tune and biology dances
or hobbles as best it may . At first sight , this may mean that biological
extrapolation is even more difficult than cultural , but this does not really follow .
the " cultural " had to dance , today the cultural calls the tune and biology dances
or hobbles as best it may . At first sight , this may mean that biological
extrapolation is even more difficult than cultural , but this does not really follow .
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
OF CULTURE | 47 |
The Freeing of Intelligence | 113 |
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