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

It may seem strange but it is true that the time-binding exponential powers, called humans, do not die—their bodies die but their achievements live forever—a permanent source of power.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

Human nature, this time-binding power, not only has the peculiar capacity for perpetual progress, but it has, over and above all animal propensities, certain qualities constituting it a distinctive dimension or type of life.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

It must be built upon the scientific conception of mankind as characterized by their time-binding capacity and function.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

Human freedom consists in exercising the time-binding energies of man in accordance with the natural laws of such natural energies.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

For that use—the appropriateness of the term time-binding becomes more and more manifest upon reflection.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred