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... no consequence for social and cultural form , save in ways so trivial as not to
warrant serious reflection , corresponds closely to the attitude of indifference that
Winner ( 1977 , 324 ) has aptly characterised as technological ' somnambulism ' .
... no consequence for social and cultural form , save in ways so trivial as not to
warrant serious reflection , corresponds closely to the attitude of indifference that
Winner ( 1977 , 324 ) has aptly characterised as technological ' somnambulism ' .
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It has to be accompanied by changes in social attitudes , by the encouragement
of innovative spirits , by population control : a true redemption in the name of
progress . ' Progress by emulation ' The aquatic model seen so far was
diachronic ...
It has to be accompanied by changes in social attitudes , by the encouragement
of innovative spirits , by population control : a true redemption in the name of
progress . ' Progress by emulation ' The aquatic model seen so far was
diachronic ...
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