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 240
... concept of space and time , of cosmic evolution and human development . Such a mutation of ideas has in fact been taking place during the last century : particularly during the last generation . One associates this dominating concept ...
... concept of space and time , of cosmic evolution and human development . Such a mutation of ideas has in fact been taking place during the last century : particularly during the last generation . One associates this dominating concept ...
Page 314
... concept of evolution . The revolt against Spencer's sys- tem , led in the United States by William James , was not merely directed against his weaknesses : it was the rejection by an age of chaotic specialization against any at- tempt ...
... concept of evolution . The revolt against Spencer's sys- tem , led in the United States by William James , was not merely directed against his weaknesses : it was the rejection by an age of chaotic specialization against any at- tempt ...
Page 317
... concept of process and change the author fails to do justice to the static and " eternal " aspects of experience ... concepts that underlie The Conduct of Life seek to escape this weakness and do justice to all the dimensions of ...
... concept of process and change the author fails to do justice to the static and " eternal " aspects of experience ... concepts that underlie The Conduct of Life seek to escape this weakness and do justice to all the dimensions of ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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