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 229
... begin- ning with nature and eliminating , as far as possible , the operations of the personality , we must begin with the human personality , as the most inclusive and complete of all observable phenomena , since every other kind of ...
... begin- ning with nature and eliminating , as far as possible , the operations of the personality , we must begin with the human personality , as the most inclusive and complete of all observable phenomena , since every other kind of ...
Page 241
... begin with man himself , at the fullest point of his own development , his emergence into a person : with man as the inter- preter of natural events , man as the conservator of meanings and values and patterns of life , with man as the ...
... begin with man himself , at the fullest point of his own development , his emergence into a person : with man as the inter- preter of natural events , man as the conservator of meanings and values and patterns of life , with man as the ...
Page 291
... begin to multiply , the load of anxiety that hangs over the men of our present - day culture will per- haps begin to lift . Instead of gnawing dread , there will be a healthy sense of expectancy , of hope without self - deception ...
... begin to multiply , the load of anxiety that hangs over the men of our present - day culture will per- haps begin to lift . Instead of gnawing dread , there will be a healthy sense of expectancy , of hope without self - deception ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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