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... particular underlie the functioning of organ systems , the operation of the nervous system , and necessarily the functions of the brain - and the process of learning , the process of thinking , even the process of perceiving what is ...
... particular underlie the functioning of organ systems , the operation of the nervous system , and necessarily the functions of the brain - and the process of learning , the process of thinking , even the process of perceiving what is ...
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... particular periods may easily deceive all but the most sophisticated student of history and of anthropology . What seems to be “ just natural " or " in the blood " of a particular people , such as the warlikeness or the eye for beauty ...
... particular periods may easily deceive all but the most sophisticated student of history and of anthropology . What seems to be “ just natural " or " in the blood " of a particular people , such as the warlikeness or the eye for beauty ...
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... particular , brings into existence that which is a fulfillment both of his own unfinished and never - to - be - finished individuality , of which he is aware only after the event , and of that which is potential within the group , as he ...
... particular , brings into existence that which is a fulfillment both of his own unfinished and never - to - be - finished individuality , of which he is aware only after the event , and of that which is potential within the group , as he ...
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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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