The Man in the Machine and the Self-Builder

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This contribution is part of a special issue on History and Human Nature, comprising an essay by G.E.R. Lloyd and fifteen invited responses.

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HISTORY AND HUMAN NATURE G. E. R. LLOYD PERCEPTION COGNITION ONTOLOGY INVERSION CULTURE WORLD VIEWS ANTHROPOLOGICAL MACHINE MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION

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