The Conduct of LifeHarcourt, Brace, 1951 - 342 pages Discusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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... give a closer image of reality than no picture at all . Granted that man overestimates his powers and over - values his own organs : granted that he often gives too absolute a value to his individual life and its prolongation : granted ...
... give a closer image of reality than no picture at all . Granted that man overestimates his powers and over - values his own organs : granted that he often gives too absolute a value to his individual life and its prolongation : granted ...
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... give up for it ? If it goes to the root of our being there may come a moment when we are ready to give up everything . To modern man , for the last few centuries , sacrifice has seemed a primitive and repulsive act , a form of devil ...
... give up for it ? If it goes to the root of our being there may come a moment when we are ready to give up everything . To modern man , for the last few centuries , sacrifice has seemed a primitive and repulsive act , a form of devil ...
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... give you half of his last dollar or one of his last two cigarettes . An American civilian finds it hard to lend you half of his surplus . " These men , facing death daily , knew that " you can't take it with you . " Only the ...
... give you half of his last dollar or one of his last two cigarettes . An American civilian finds it hard to lend you half of his surplus . " These men , facing death daily , knew that " you can't take it with you . " Only the ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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achieved action active animal become biological type body bring Buddhism capable capacity century Christian civilization concept conscious cosmic create creative creatures culture death detachment dionysian discipline disintegration divine doctrine dominant drama dream dynamic dynamic equilibrium effect effort elements emergence essential ethics evil existence experience external fact forces functions further goal growth habits Herman Melville higher Hindu Hinduism human personality ideal impulses inner insight interpretation isolationism lack life's living man's Marxism means mechanical ment merely mind modern moral nature once one's organic original Patrick Geddes pattern perhaps philosophy physical Plato possible potentialities practice present present philosophy produce promethean psychodrama purpose religion renewal response role romanticism Schweitzer seek self-fabricating sense single Singular Points social society Socrates spirit super-ego symbols teleology tion Toynbee transformation unity universal values whole world government York