Lewis MumfordA collection of 15 posts

Society

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

Science

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same ...

Science

However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent po...

Religion

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum...

Power

The chief function of the city is to convert power into form energy into cultur...

Intelligence

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

Government

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different fro...

Future

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

Funny

Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.

Food

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and n...