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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Apart from earliest infancy man's original nature never becomes visible except as it is clothed in its social attributes ; for one of man's deepest natural characteristics , as essential to him as the hive - building habits of bees ...
Apart from earliest infancy man's original nature never becomes visible except as it is clothed in its social attributes ; for one of man's deepest natural characteristics , as essential to him as the hive - building habits of bees ...
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Significantly , in their origin , the words ethics and morals are equivalent to habits and customs ; and firm social habits , since they are the very basis of orderly and calculable behavior , are fundamental to all higher forms of ...
Significantly , in their origin , the words ethics and morals are equivalent to habits and customs ; and firm social habits , since they are the very basis of orderly and calculable behavior , are fundamental to all higher forms of ...
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However ingrained the habits of co - operation in a family , the ideal person should be schooled to self - reliance . To have the habit of making one's own bed , cleaning one's own room , to be able to take turns at cooking meals for ...
However ingrained the habits of co - operation in a family , the ideal person should be schooled to self - reliance . To have the habit of making one's own bed , cleaning one's own room , to be able to take turns at cooking meals for ...
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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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