The American ConditionDoubleday, 1974 - 407 páginas Analyzes the nature and evolution of freedom in America, arguing that social fragmentation and individualism are threatening its continued existence. |
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... true ; and finally , if it is true , then it alone must be true . The very idea of truth , of validity , came to be defined as the product of scientific reason . A statement was valid not because of its content but because of the mental ...
... true ; and finally , if it is true , then it alone must be true . The very idea of truth , of validity , came to be defined as the product of scientific reason . A statement was valid not because of its content but because of the mental ...
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... true needs , then he has sub- ordinated his own will to the economic process of making money and to the values which sustain it . The briefest reflection makes it clear that everyone is constrained and limited by values , social ...
... true needs , then he has sub- ordinated his own will to the economic process of making money and to the values which sustain it . The briefest reflection makes it clear that everyone is constrained and limited by values , social ...
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... true that the chambers of social power are more accessible than ever before ; ex- cept that , unknown to the occupants , the true THE AMERICAN CONDITION 339.
... true that the chambers of social power are more accessible than ever before ; ex- cept that , unknown to the occupants , the true THE AMERICAN CONDITION 339.
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