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 151
... society may , by its very stability , fail to meet the problems and pres- sures brought about by the need for further development , the most constant of all human needs . Out of its very rigidity such a society may contribute to moral ...
... society may , by its very stability , fail to meet the problems and pres- sures brought about by the need for further development , the most constant of all human needs . Out of its very rigidity such a society may contribute to moral ...
Page 221
... society : its only form of inhibition or repres- sion is that exercised against the higher functions . The plot of such a society is an inverted drama : it begins with the murder of the hero and successively mutilates , tortures , or ...
... society : its only form of inhibition or repres- sion is that exercised against the higher functions . The plot of such a society is an inverted drama : it begins with the murder of the hero and successively mutilates , tortures , or ...
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... society that may be so described . For he points out that at intervals , at critical moments in crises , a sup- plementary method of inciting change may be a decisive one , particu- larly if its importance is recognized and the nature ...
... society that may be so described . For he points out that at intervals , at critical moments in crises , a sup- plementary method of inciting change may be a decisive one , particu- larly if its importance is recognized and the nature ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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