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time-binding

American  
[tahym-bahyn-ding] / ˈtaɪmˌbaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

  1. the distinctively human attribute of preserving memories and records of experiences for the use of subsequent generations.


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It must be obvious to any one that time-binding is the only natural criterion and standard for the time-binding class of life.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

The energy of the human intellect is a time-binding energy, for it is able to direct, to use, to transform other energies.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

It is a war carried on by the time-binding power of men pitted against natural obstacles, and its progressive triumph means progressive advancement in human weal.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

We have seen that the term wealth, rightly understood, means the fruit of the time-binding work of humanity.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

And however imperfect ethics has been owing to the prevalence of animal standards, such merits as our ethics has had witness to the natural presence of “idealization” in time-binding human life.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

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