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 141
... dominance of the lower functions by the higher ones is always fitful and uncertain : the conscious , rational mind , established later than the lower functions , is like a wise ruler , resisted by his un- ruly subjects , who would ...
... dominance of the lower functions by the higher ones is always fitful and uncertain : the conscious , rational mind , established later than the lower functions , is like a wise ruler , resisted by his un- ruly subjects , who would ...
Page 143
... dominance of the higher functions , which is the condition for all truly human develop- ment , is not for the sake of suppressing the lower functions , but of using them more fully for ends that they themselves cannot encom pass ; for ...
... dominance of the higher functions , which is the condition for all truly human develop- ment , is not for the sake of suppressing the lower functions , but of using them more fully for ends that they themselves cannot encom pass ; for ...
Page 195
... with its devel- opment , must create a universal society , capable of embracing all men as brothers , it must have as its dominant persona a mask that will fit every face , and a goal that promises to bring THE FULFILLMENT OF MAN 195.
... with its devel- opment , must create a universal society , capable of embracing all men as brothers , it must have as its dominant persona a mask that will fit every face , and a goal that promises to bring THE FULFILLMENT OF MAN 195.
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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