The Nature Of Design - Oxford University Press - Part 5 pdf

... technical progress, the expansion of production, the growing satisfaction of human needs, the mastery of nature (including human nature) , and, above all, the rational design of social order commensurate with the scientific ... calibrates the sum total of our actions with the larger cycles of the earth. When we do so, design at all scales entails not just th...

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... each other. They make their own tools, farm implements, and furniture. They grow a large percentage of their food, much of which they process themselves so that the value is added locally. Their ... erosion. The speed of the horse, in other words, allows the Amish to pay attention to the minute particulars of their farm and how they farm. By a similar logic, he waits to cut...

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... condition and weaken the public mind. The exercise of their economic power cre- ates dependencies that undermine public resolve. Their sheer perva- 92 THE POLITICS OF DESIGN the terms of the law should ... and the poor. They cannot find the wherewithal to defend the public in- terest in matters of global trade or even in the financing of public elec- 11 Conservatio...

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... essential to add another dimension to the archi- tecture of science buildings. How, for example, might the present-day counterparts of Thomas Midgley Jr. be warned about the fallibility of human intelligence ... clear-headed view of the human predicament in the twenty- first century. John’s professional work, both written and built, is a legacy in the form of a challenge...

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... 2000). 987 654 321 Printed in the United States of America on recycled, acid-free paper Contents I. The Problem of Ecological Design 1. Introduction: The Design of Culture and the Culture of Design ... sketch the ed- ucational implications of design. In the final section the essays lay out a standard for design that is oriented to generosity in the large sens...

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... member, since the identification of a mutation can direct the testing of other at-risk family members (whether they are symptomatic or not). In the absence of additional familial or environmental ... DNA-based analysis of peripheral blood. In the majority of circumstances, test results should be given only to the individual, in person, and with a support person in the...

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... presymptomatic diagnosis of the disorder. However, up to one- third of individuals who are homozygous for the HFE mutation do not have evidence of iron overload. Consequently, in the absence of a positive ... permits presymptomatic detection of iron overload and the institution of treatment (phlebotomy) before the development of organ damage. Table 6 4-2 Examples...

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... expectant guests, consisting of the favored part of the crew of the Pharaon, and other personal friends of the bride-groom, the whole of whom had arrayed themselves in their choicest costumes, ... Caderousse set off upon their errand at full speed; but ere they had gone many steps they perceived a group advancing towards them, composed of the betrothed pair, a p...

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