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 206
... world unity . Such a person , too , was the Amer- ican painter , Mr Harold Weston , who in the early part of the Second World War , when most officials in the American government were en- grossed solely with military preparations ...
... world unity . Such a person , too , was the Amer- ican painter , Mr Harold Weston , who in the early part of the Second World War , when most officials in the American government were en- grossed solely with military preparations ...
Page 239
... world government , capable of establishing or- der and law , to take the place of force and fear in the relations of peoples , brought to an end the spontaneous universalism of the nine- teenth century . The War that began in 1914 is ...
... world government , capable of establishing or- der and law , to take the place of force and fear in the relations of peoples , brought to an end the spontaneous universalism of the nine- teenth century . The War that began in 1914 is ...
Page 294
... world government . Curiously omits reference to the unifying effects of missionary enterprise , trade , and political imperialism , without which the conditions for world government would hardly have appeared . Barrows , John Henry ...
... world government . Curiously omits reference to the unifying effects of missionary enterprise , trade , and political imperialism , without which the conditions for world government would hardly have appeared . Barrows , John Henry ...
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