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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... stage in cosmic evolution : or- ganized mind at a still later stage , and human beings , with conscious- ness , rational purposes , and free choices , last of all . Quantitatively speaking , life seems extremely rare and precious , even ...
... stage in cosmic evolution : or- ganized mind at a still later stage , and human beings , with conscious- ness , rational purposes , and free choices , last of all . Quantitatively speaking , life seems extremely rare and precious , even ...
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... stage on the journey . Many of man's latter - day inventions , products of his own evolving needs , have been anticipated in organic forms at far earlier stages : he took his paper - making from the hornets ; he copied the soaring birds ...
... stage on the journey . Many of man's latter - day inventions , products of his own evolving needs , have been anticipated in organic forms at far earlier stages : he took his paper - making from the hornets ; he copied the soaring birds ...
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... stage becomes cluttered with useless properties , which are themselves obstructive to fresh action : no longer impelled by its plot , the culture lacks choices , and even when presented with them , its leaders are incapable of mak- ing ...
... stage becomes cluttered with useless properties , which are themselves obstructive to fresh action : no longer impelled by its plot , the culture lacks choices , and even when presented with them , its leaders are incapable of mak- ing ...
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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