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 80
... Socrates observed that the task of philosophy is to prepare one for death , religion made this its chief concern . Not merely did the early religious cults care for the dead body ; but they sought to circumvent the finality of the ...
... Socrates observed that the task of philosophy is to prepare one for death , religion made this its chief concern . Not merely did the early religious cults care for the dead body ; but they sought to circumvent the finality of the ...
Page 245
... Socrates as about Xantippe . Had Socrates inspected his own behavior , he might have discovered that love of knowledge in itself does not automatically produce vir- tue : that there is a tendency in all people , including Socrates , to ...
... Socrates as about Xantippe . Had Socrates inspected his own behavior , he might have discovered that love of knowledge in itself does not automatically produce vir- tue : that there is a tendency in all people , including Socrates , to ...
Page 338
... Socrates , 80 , 154 , 244 , 245 Söderblom , Archbishop , 213 Soldiers , transformation into , 98 Solidarity , 179 Solitude , 257 Song of Myself , 248 Sophocles , 182 Sorcerer's Apprentice , The , 147 Sorel , Julien , 106 Sorokin , P ...
... Socrates , 80 , 154 , 244 , 245 Söderblom , Archbishop , 213 Soldiers , transformation into , 98 Solidarity , 179 Solitude , 257 Song of Myself , 248 Sophocles , 182 Sorcerer's Apprentice , The , 147 Sorel , Julien , 106 Sorokin , P ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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