The Conduct of LifeSecker & Warburg, 1952 - 342 pages |
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... possible , we may reasonably assume that such a transformation now opens before us . Like most great changes , this one has already begun in a preparatory reorientation of concepts and ideas ; and our new philosophy makes it possible to ...
... possible , we may reasonably assume that such a transformation now opens before us . Like most great changes , this one has already begun in a preparatory reorientation of concepts and ideas ; and our new philosophy makes it possible to ...
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... possible . But does man fulfill these high possibilities of ex- istence ? On the contrary : no small part of man's activities results in the defacement of beauty , the misappropriation of truth , the miscar- riage of justice , the ...
... possible . But does man fulfill these high possibilities of ex- istence ? On the contrary : no small part of man's activities results in the defacement of beauty , the misappropriation of truth , the miscar- riage of justice , the ...
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... possible for a utilitarian mind like Edward Bellamy's in Looking Backward to look forward to the attainment of Eutopia by a general election , which would alter the control of industry without altering essentially either the process or ...
... possible for a utilitarian mind like Edward Bellamy's in Looking Backward to look forward to the attainment of Eutopia by a general election , which would alter the control of industry without altering essentially either the process or ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF | 92 |
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