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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Page 162
... growth is to come forth . In some sense pain and organic disharmony and psychological con- flict , so far from being wholly deplorable accidents , are among the requisites for development : for growth is a state of unbalance on the way ...
... growth is to come forth . In some sense pain and organic disharmony and psychological con- flict , so far from being wholly deplorable accidents , are among the requisites for development : for growth is a state of unbalance on the way ...
Page 188
... growth , crisis , and transcendence . And tempting though it may be to do so , one must not confuse the good with what is socially acceptable , or that which promotes the adjustment of the self to the community or to the civilization ...
... growth , crisis , and transcendence . And tempting though it may be to do so , one must not confuse the good with what is socially acceptable , or that which promotes the adjustment of the self to the community or to the civilization ...
Page 217
... growth and dormancy . Toynbee , building on Spengler , has gone exhaustively into various aspects of growth , arrest , and disintegration , with far more concrete detail and a more generous allowance for contradictions and discrepancies ...
... growth and dormancy . Toynbee , building on Spengler , has gone exhaustively into various aspects of growth , arrest , and disintegration , with far more concrete detail and a more generous allowance for contradictions and discrepancies ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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