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The tendency of philosophers who know nothing of machinery is to talk of man as a mere mechanism, intending by this to imply that he is without purpose. This shows a lack of understanding of machines as well as of man.

Arthur Young

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Die Tendenz von Philosophen, die nichts über Maschinerie wissen, besteht darin, vom Menschen als bloßem Mechanismus zu sprechen, um damit zu implizieren, dass er ohne Zweck ist. Dies zeigt ein Unverständnis der Maschinen sowie des Menschen.

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