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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... role in human life . From what we know of the present nature of man , we must infer that the spontaneous babblings out of which is shaped the word were accompanied by another primitive and unlearned trait , likewise welling up through ...
... role in human life . From what we know of the present nature of man , we must infer that the spontaneous babblings out of which is shaped the word were accompanied by another primitive and unlearned trait , likewise welling up through ...
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... role and unite with the source of all energy and life , blessed through spiritual exercises by ineffable illumination ( sattva ) , which those of lesser faith and more sluggish energies ( tamas ) will accomplish for themselves only ...
... role and unite with the source of all energy and life , blessed through spiritual exercises by ineffable illumination ( sattva ) , which those of lesser faith and more sluggish energies ( tamas ) will accomplish for themselves only ...
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... role other than his natural biological one , or the fixed prescriptions of social ritual . Thus emerging and developing social purposes get the better of habit and custom , tempting man into efforts that call forth otherwise unused ...
... role other than his natural biological one , or the fixed prescriptions of social ritual . Thus emerging and developing social purposes get the better of habit and custom , tempting man into efforts that call forth otherwise unused ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
ORIENTATION TO LIFE | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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achieved action active animal become biological type bring Buddhist 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 ethical evil existence experience external fact forces functions further goal growth habits Herman Melville higher Hindu human personality ical 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 routine Schweitzer seek self-fabricating sense single Singular Points social society Socrates spirit super-ego symbols teleology tion totalitarian Toynbee transformation universal values whole world government York