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 212
... Hindu philosophy and religion , even he has been tempted at times to over - stress the differences between the Christian and the Buddhist doctrine of love , treating the first as if it were more life - furthering than it often was in ...
... Hindu philosophy and religion , even he has been tempted at times to over - stress the differences between the Christian and the Buddhist doctrine of love , treating the first as if it were more life - furthering than it often was in ...
Page 213
... Hindu religion no less than to Chinese philosophy : for it is from Hinduism , rather than from Christianity , that Schweitzer consciously or unconsciously derived his central ethical doctrine : the reverence for life . The ...
... Hindu religion no less than to Chinese philosophy : for it is from Hinduism , rather than from Christianity , that Schweitzer consciously or unconsciously derived his central ethical doctrine : the reverence for life . The ...
Page 327
... Hindu , 113 Hindu civilization , static nature of , 212 of , 212 Hinduism , 64 , 78 , 235 INDEX 327.
... Hindu , 113 Hindu civilization , static nature of , 212 of , 212 Hinduism , 64 , 78 , 235 INDEX 327.
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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