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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... lower ends . Unfortu nately , at this point one historic doctrine after another has been tempted into a too easy solution based on the simple dualism between body and soul . This overlooks the fact that it is within the body itself that ...
... lower ends . Unfortu nately , at this point one historic doctrine after another has been tempted into a too easy solution based on the simple dualism between body and soul . This overlooks the fact that it is within the body itself that ...
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... lower functions must be in ascend- ancy to restore balance . Christian doctrine , for example , followed Plato closely in differentiating between higher and lower qualities : so far well . But in the Christian's extravagant pursuit of ...
... lower functions must be in ascend- ancy to restore balance . Christian doctrine , for example , followed Plato closely in differentiating between higher and lower qualities : so far well . But in the Christian's extravagant pursuit of ...
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... lower : for at that moment it removes the ener- gies needed for its own propulsion . The increasing dominance of the higher functions , which is the condition for all truly human develop- ment , is not for the sake of suppressing the lower ...
... lower : for at that moment it removes the ener- gies needed for its own propulsion . The increasing dominance of the higher functions , which is the condition for all truly human develop- ment , is not for the sake of suppressing the lower ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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