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 184
... ideal of balance is too central ever to disappear completely . In partial form it reappeared in the Benedictine monastery , with its life devoted to work , study , and prayer : a life whose concern for the manual arts rectified the bias ...
... ideal of balance is too central ever to disappear completely . In partial form it reappeared in the Benedictine monastery , with its life devoted to work , study , and prayer : a life whose concern for the manual arts rectified the bias ...
Page 196
... IDEAL TYPE In reacting against tribalism , the classic religions have often under- rated the qualities that are in fact conserved and furthered by the life of the primary group and must , in some form , enter into its most ideal ...
... IDEAL TYPE In reacting against tribalism , the classic religions have often under- rated the qualities that are in fact conserved and furthered by the life of the primary group and must , in some form , enter into its most ideal ...
Page 328
... Ideal projects , 223 Ideal purpose , 207 Ideal Type , The Whole Man As , 196-205 Ideal types , 197 Idealism , Hegelian , 225 Pierre's unconditional , 167 Ideals , romantic , 234 tribal , 18 Ideas , de - polarization of , 216 framework ...
... Ideal projects , 223 Ideal purpose , 207 Ideal Type , The Whole Man As , 196-205 Ideal types , 197 Idealism , Hegelian , 225 Pierre's unconditional , 167 Ideals , romantic , 234 tribal , 18 Ideas , de - polarization of , 216 framework ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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