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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... renewal : for each of us has a new part to master , a new role to enact , a new personality to shape , and new potentialities of life to fulfill . The heroes of the old drama , proud , self - willed , formidable men , aggressive in ...
... renewal : for each of us has a new part to master , a new role to enact , a new personality to shape , and new potentialities of life to fulfill . The heroes of the old drama , proud , self - willed , formidable men , aggressive in ...
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... , the civilization modern man has built is not so contrived that , when it goes wrong as a whole , it will issue a warning signal and halt in its operation . Indeed , our emotions and feelings THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL 11.
... , the civilization modern man has built is not so contrived that , when it goes wrong as a whole , it will issue a warning signal and halt in its operation . Indeed , our emotions and feelings THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL 11.
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... renewal of life . Those who dodge this fact , by confining renewal to an inner change , as if the higher functions could flourish while the lower ones were starved and mutilated , overlook the unusual nature of their own security and ...
... renewal of life . Those who dodge this fact , by confining renewal to an inner change , as if the higher functions could flourish while the lower ones were starved and mutilated , overlook the unusual nature of their own security and ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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