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 38
... organic adaptation . Essentially , a culture is an extra - organic means of changing man's nature and his environment , without leaving indelible marks on his organism or curtailing his essential flexibility and plasticity . A heated ...
... organic adaptation . Essentially , a culture is an extra - organic means of changing man's nature and his environment , without leaving indelible marks on his organism or curtailing his essential flexibility and plasticity . A heated ...
Page 140
... organic hierarchy leads . The highest functions are those of the nervous system ; and they culminate in the over - developed and still only partly used organ that is responsible for the effective working of the whole . Common American ...
... organic hierarchy leads . The highest functions are those of the nervous system ; and they culminate in the over - developed and still only partly used organ that is responsible for the effective working of the whole . Common American ...
Page 333
... Organic balance , 182 Organic functions , 136 man's , 92 Organic hierarchy , 140 Organic life , 27 characteristics of , 29 Organic need , 126 Organic unity , Hegelian conception of , 224 Organism , 189 , 243 selections of , 128 total ...
... Organic balance , 182 Organic functions , 136 man's , 92 Organic hierarchy , 140 Organic life , 27 characteristics of , 29 Organic need , 126 Organic unity , Hegelian conception of , 224 Organism , 189 , 243 selections of , 128 total ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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