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  • noun the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

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  • (previously known as "totalism"), class is still the central concern.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • (previously known as "totalism"), class is still the central concern.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • (previously known as "totalism"), class is still the central concern.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • (previously known as "totalism"), class is still the central concern.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • (previously known as "totalism"), class is still the central concern.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • Having written a book about the Prophet, my immersion into Islam showed me, with regret, that their is a fine line between what the religious conservatives want, which is religious totalism, and what the Taliban delivered in Afghanistan, which is religious totalitarianism.

    Deepak Chopra: Is The Prophet A Founding Father? Deepak Chopra 2011

  • If there is a "cybernetic totalism" in Facebook, it lies in our own desire to make our own lives closed, self-regulating systems.

    Adam Elkus: Facebook and the Database Society Adam Elkus 2010

  • Some critics of current movements in science and technology such as Jaron Lanier denounce the legacy of cybernetics as something that gave rise to "cybernetic totalism" -- a system of beliefs that views all of the processes of life as interactions of information.

    Adam Elkus: Facebook and the Database Society Adam Elkus 2010

  • By seamlessly integrating face-to-face communication and electronic communication, society can avoid falling into the trap of “cybernetic totalism” foreseen by Jaron Lanier in his recent book You Are Not a Gadget.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • By seamlessly integrating face-to-face communication and electronic communication, society can avoid falling into the trap of “cybernetic totalism” foreseen by Jaron Lanier in his recent book You Are Not a Gadget.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

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