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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... moments that life seems irradiated in every direction : moments detached from all prepar- atory activity or further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence ...
... moments that life seems irradiated in every direction : moments detached from all prepar- atory activity or further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence ...
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... moments and the negative , inhibitive , nay- saying moments . Man's constant re - shaping of himself , his community , his habitat , does not lead to any final state of equilibrium . Even the notion of self- perfection implies the ...
... moments and the negative , inhibitive , nay- saying moments . Man's constant re - shaping of himself , his community , his habitat , does not lead to any final state of equilibrium . Even the notion of self- perfection implies the ...
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... moments when a small force may produce , not a commensurate small result , but one of far greater magnitude " the little spark which kindles the great forest , the little word which sets the whole world a - fighting , the little scruple ...
... moments when a small force may produce , not a commensurate small result , but one of far greater magnitude " the little spark which kindles the great forest , the little word which sets the whole world a - fighting , the little scruple ...
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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