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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... possible , we may reasonably assume that such a transformation now opens before us . Like most great changes , this one has already begun in a preparatory reorientation of concepts and ideas ; and our new philosophy makes it possible to ...
... possible , we may reasonably assume that such a transformation now opens before us . Like most great changes , this one has already begun in a preparatory reorientation of concepts and ideas ; and our new philosophy makes it possible to ...
Page 67
... possible . But does man fulfill these high possibilities of ex- istence ? On the contrary : no small part of man's activities results in the defacement of beauty , the misappropriation of truth , the miscar- riage of justice , the ...
... possible . But does man fulfill these high possibilities of ex- istence ? On the contrary : no small part of man's activities results in the defacement of beauty , the misappropriation of truth , the miscar- riage of justice , the ...
Page 268
... possible : that is why withdrawal requires a form : a time and a place and even if possible a structure that is dedi- cated to one's second life - not as an escape from one's active exist- ence , but as the means whereby it is completed ...
... possible : that is why withdrawal requires a form : a time and a place and even if possible a structure that is dedi- cated to one's second life - not as an escape from one's active exist- ence , but as the means whereby it is completed ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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