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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4 : THE NATURE OF DESIGN To say that life is by nature goal - seeking and directional , and that human life in ever greater ... the nature of this purpose , or to forecast , with the slightest sense of sureness , life's ultimate goals .
4 : THE NATURE OF DESIGN To say that life is by nature goal - seeking and directional , and that human life in ever greater ... the nature of this purpose , or to forecast , with the slightest sense of sureness , life's ultimate goals .
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All life is purposive and goal - seeking ; and human life consciously participates in a more universal purpose and seeks goals that lie beyond the mere survival , in a state of animal torpidity , of the species .
All life is purposive and goal - seeking ; and human life consciously participates in a more universal purpose and seeks goals that lie beyond the mere survival , in a state of animal torpidity , of the species .
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The understanding contemplation of the ultimate goal enables it to be to some extent manifested and realized in the present moment : if in one sense life involves perpetual struggle and self - transcendence , there is at the same time a ...
The understanding contemplation of the ultimate goal enables it to be to some extent manifested and realized in the present moment : if in one sense life involves perpetual struggle and self - transcendence , there is at the same time a ...
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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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