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 112
... disintegrating civilization , only hastens that disintegration by his inherent contempt for the normal operations of personality . Precisely because of his love of power , he can make no use of the power of love . So the last stage in ...
... disintegrating civilization , only hastens that disintegration by his inherent contempt for the normal operations of personality . Precisely because of his love of power , he can make no use of the power of love . So the last stage in ...
Page 151
... disintegration may already be getting the upper hand . But the fact is that the most disturbing symptom of disintegration is an inner one . What keeps men from recognizing the danger of their present state is not merely the old ...
... disintegration may already be getting the upper hand . But the fact is that the most disturbing symptom of disintegration is an inner one . What keeps men from recognizing the danger of their present state is not merely the old ...
Page 222
... disintegration and barbarism I have been abstractly de- scribing are fully in view : the faceless and heartless man , the gangster , the connoisseur of violence who has devaluated everything about life except the instruments for ...
... disintegration and barbarism I have been abstractly de- scribing are fully in view : the faceless and heartless man , the gangster , the connoisseur of violence who has devaluated everything about life except the instruments for ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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