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

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

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

It is only by the time-binding capacity of man—by scientific progress and technological invention—that the checks have been overcome.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

And we have discovered what man is: we have discovered that man is characterized by the capacity or power to bind time, and so we have defined humanity as the time-binding class of life.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred

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 Korzybski, Alfred

It is the fact that humanity is a time-binding class of life where the time-binding capacity or the time-binding energy is the highest function of humanity, including all the so-called mental, spiritual, will, etc., powers.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred