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Gardner Murphy. Chapter 4 : The Invention of Culture T ` he first human nature , then , was a rich amalgam of instinc- tual drive , delight in the environment , effort to understand , and general learning ability ... Invention of Culture.
Gardner Murphy. Chapter 4 : The Invention of Culture T ` he first human nature , then , was a rich amalgam of instinc- tual drive , delight in the environment , effort to understand , and general learning ability ... Invention of Culture.
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... inventions . The inventions , according to the present thesis , however , are in the first instance common to all humanity ... invention of language , the inven- tion of the family , and some other inventions related to the crafts for ...
... inventions . The inventions , according to the present thesis , however , are in the first instance common to all humanity ... invention of language , the inven- tion of the family , and some other inventions related to the crafts for ...
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... invention is impossible , the extrapolation of human modes of dealing with such inventions is feasible . Such extrapolations depend upon what little is known about the gen- eral potentials of the human gene pool and the biological ...
... invention is impossible , the extrapolation of human modes of dealing with such inventions is feasible . Such extrapolations depend upon what little is known about the gen- eral potentials of the human gene pool and the biological ...
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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