The Conduct of LifeDiscusses 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. -- Publisher's description. |
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Believing blindly in the system , Mary Everest's father never observed what was happening to his beloved children in actual life : for the sake of carrying through the doctrine , he blindly disregarded the testimony of life and took no ...
Believing blindly in the system , Mary Everest's father never observed what was happening to his beloved children in actual life : for the sake of carrying through the doctrine , he blindly disregarded the testimony of life and took no ...
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So , too , it interprets the past with reference to the future , the necessary in relation to the possible , the actual as revealed in the potential . From this new standpoint , we realize that facts are no more primary than values ...
So , too , it interprets the past with reference to the future , the necessary in relation to the possible , the actual as revealed in the potential . From this new standpoint , we realize that facts are no more primary than values ...
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Regarded by Boole as a classic contribution on the subject ; particularly notable because of the human insight shown into the actual discipline and hygiene of the mind . Highly recommended . Gray , Alexander : The Socialist Tradition ...
Regarded by Boole as a classic contribution on the subject ; particularly notable because of the human insight shown into the actual discipline and hygiene of the mind . Highly recommended . Gray , Alexander : The Socialist Tradition ...
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Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
ORIENTATION TO LIFE | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Conduct of Life Volume 34 of Harvest book Harvest book, HB 34 |
| Author | Lewis Mumford |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace, 1951 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 342 pages |
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