The mechanistic world view, taking the play of physical particles as ultimate
reality, found its expression in a civilization which glorifies physical
technology that has led eventually to the catastrophes of our time. Possibly
the model of the world as a great organization can help to reinforce the sense
of reverence for the living which we have almost lost in the last sanguinary
decades of human history.
-- Ludwig von Bertalanffy
reality, found its expression in a civilization which glorifies physical
technology that has led eventually to the catastrophes of our time. Possibly
the model of the world as a great organization can help to reinforce the sense
of reverence for the living which we have almost lost in the last sanguinary
decades of human history.
-- Ludwig von Bertalanffy
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