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 43
... seeking truth or by scientists seeking to understand the processes of nature , nor yet by mechanics seeking to shape a more adequate tool ; nor was it created by methodical bookkeepers seeking to make an inventory of the contents of the ...
... seeking truth or by scientists seeking to understand the processes of nature , nor yet by mechanics seeking to shape a more adequate tool ; nor was it created by methodical bookkeepers seeking to make an inventory of the contents of the ...
Page 159
... seek to anesthetize his conscience . " An honest ethics , it seems to me , cannot attempt to lift the burden of guilt from one who has sinned or committed a crime . What it will seek to do , rather , is to appraise the BEYOND MORAL ...
... seek to anesthetize his conscience . " An honest ethics , it seems to me , cannot attempt to lift the burden of guilt from one who has sinned or committed a crime . What it will seek to do , rather , is to appraise the BEYOND MORAL ...
Page 275
... seek fullness of life : who refuse to be insignificant frac- tions and seek to become integers . These are two aspects of the same act ; and with that act , a new world will come into being . For the awakened man and woman , life itself ...
... seek fullness of life : who refuse to be insignificant frac- tions and seek to become integers . These are two aspects of the same act ; and with that act , a new world will come into being . For the awakened man and woman , life itself ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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