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 70
... sense of the divine alters every other perspective in human life . That is a fact of experience , not universal , perhaps , but confirmed in some sense by even the crudest cultures : only an occasional arrested culture , like that of ...
... sense of the divine alters every other perspective in human life . That is a fact of experience , not universal , perhaps , but confirmed in some sense by even the crudest cultures : only an occasional arrested culture , like that of ...
Page 130
... sense of good and evil could make such a fatal mistake . 3 : THE CASE FOR PURPOSE " What is the good of life ? " This question , certainly , does not ordi- narily occur to a person in health and prosperity , when the appetites of the ...
... sense of good and evil could make such a fatal mistake . 3 : THE CASE FOR PURPOSE " What is the good of life ? " This question , certainly , does not ordi- narily occur to a person in health and prosperity , when the appetites of the ...
Page 170
... sense , it is the human counterpart of entropy and chance , break- ing down organization , direction , and purpose . In this respect , Greek philosophers , who took pride in their own goodness even when they denied the certainty of ...
... sense , it is the human counterpart of entropy and chance , break- ing down organization , direction , and purpose . In this respect , Greek philosophers , who took pride in their own goodness even when they denied the certainty of ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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