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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time-binding

Life shows that man has time-binding capacity as a natural gift and is naturally impelled to use it.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

Finally humanity, the highest known class of life, has time-binding capacity as its characteristic, its discriminant, its peculiar and definitive mark.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski

There is indeed a fine sense in which we can, if we choose, apply the expression—survival of the fittest—to the activity of the time-binding energies of man.

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

The supreme factor is the use of the mind—the exponential function of time—the time-binding energy of man.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski