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 183
... balance that is truly conceivable or desirable in the human organism is a dynamic balance : that of the fountain , endlessly chang- ing , though within the pattern of change retaining its form . Even the figure of the fountain is ...
... balance that is truly conceivable or desirable in the human organism is a dynamic balance : that of the fountain , endlessly chang- ing , though within the pattern of change retaining its form . Even the figure of the fountain is ...
Page 187
... balance that is partly achieved and assist in those further developments , which , by upsetting balance , lead to growth and increasing fullness of life . To this end , our sterile mechanistic culture must be exposed to an even more ...
... balance that is partly achieved and assist in those further developments , which , by upsetting balance , lead to growth and increasing fullness of life . To this end , our sterile mechanistic culture must be exposed to an even more ...
Page 320
... Balance , The Reason for , 180-192 Balanced life , 282 Balanced man , 276 , 288 Balanced person , 185 , 291 Ballet Mécanique , 4 Barnard , Chester A. , 277 Barbarism , 222 danger of , 148 of civilization , 221 Basic English , 238 ...
... Balance , The Reason for , 180-192 Balanced life , 282 Balanced man , 276 , 288 Balanced person , 185 , 291 Ballet Mécanique , 4 Barnard , Chester A. , 277 Barbarism , 222 danger of , 148 of civilization , 221 Basic English , 238 ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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