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 152
... isolationism , the paranoid rejection of fellowship , are the enemies of the moral life : hardness of heart , as every moralist has proclaimed , is another name for moral deadness . Common experience confirms this judgment : the worst ...
... isolationism , the paranoid rejection of fellowship , are the enemies of the moral life : hardness of heart , as every moralist has proclaimed , is another name for moral deadness . Common experience confirms this judgment : the worst ...
Page 226
... isolationism ; whereas in almost every country capitalism has been steadily modified by an influx of socialist measures which equalize wealth , distribute power to the work- ers , guarantee economic security , and promote human welfare ...
... isolationism ; whereas in almost every country capitalism has been steadily modified by an influx of socialist measures which equalize wealth , distribute power to the work- ers , guarantee economic security , and promote human welfare ...
Page 232
... isolationism of the Krem- lin . Such a point may presently occur again : sooner than any calcu- lation of probabilities would expect . If we fail to take advantage of that second moment , the rest of our voyage may in truth be " bound ...
... isolationism of the Krem- lin . Such a point may presently occur again : sooner than any calcu- lation of probabilities would expect . If we fail to take advantage of that second moment , the rest of our voyage may in truth be " bound ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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achieved action active animal become biological type body bring Buddhism capable capacity century Christian civilization concept consciousness 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 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