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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Essentially , a culture is an extra - organic means of changing man's nature and his environment , without leaving indelible marks on his organism or curtailing his essential flexibility and plasticity . A heated house for winter living ...
Essentially , a culture is an extra - organic means of changing man's nature and his environment , without leaving indelible marks on his organism or curtailing his essential flexibility and plasticity . A heated house for winter living ...
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of mankind are few , compared to the differences that exist between cultures : for each culture , even if primitive , tied closely to natural conditions and limited in area , tends to become an almost self - contained world , set apart ...
of mankind are few , compared to the differences that exist between cultures : for each culture , even if primitive , tied closely to natural conditions and limited in area , tends to become an almost self - contained world , set apart ...
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Drama , taking form in the theater , constantly appears as a symbol of a culture , at the moment the culture itself ... For over the drama of the higher cultures presides a general guiding theme , a plot that encompasses every part of ...
Drama , taking form in the theater , constantly appears as a symbol of a culture , at the moment the culture itself ... For over the drama of the higher cultures presides a general guiding theme , a plot that encompasses every part of ...
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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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