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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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achieved action activities animal balance become biological biological type bring Buddhism capable capacity century Christian civilization concept consciousness cosmic create creative creature culture death detachment dionysian discipline disintegration divine doctrine dominant drama dream dynamic equilibrium effort elements emergence energy environment essential ethical evil existence experience external fact forces functions further goal growth habits Herman Melville higher Hindu Hinduism human personality ical ideal impulses inner insight interpretation invention isolationism 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 primitive produce psychodrama purpose rational religion religious renewal response role romanticism sacrifice Schweitzer seek self-fabrication sense single Singular Points social society Socrates spirit super-ego survival symbols teleology tion totalitarian Toynbee transformation universal values whole York