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. |
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... Hindu religion no less than to Chinese philosophy : for it is from Hinduism , rather than from Christianity , that Schweitzer consciously or unconsciously derived his central ethical doctrine : the reverence for life . The ...
... Hindu religion no less than to Chinese philosophy : for it is from Hinduism , rather than from Christianity , that Schweitzer consciously or unconsciously derived his central ethical doctrine : the reverence for life . The ...
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... Hindu Scriptures : Hymns from the Rigveda , Five Upanishads , the Bhagavadgita . Edited by Nicol Macnicol . London : 1938 . One of the most useful editions of the Hindu classics ; though I prefer other transla- tions of the Gita ...
... Hindu Scriptures : Hymns from the Rigveda , Five Upanishads , the Bhagavadgita . Edited by Nicol Macnicol . London : 1938 . One of the most useful editions of the Hindu classics ; though I prefer other transla- tions of the Gita ...
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... Hindu , 113 Hindu civilization , static nature of , 212 Hindu philosophy , Schweitzer's critique of , 212 Hinduism , INDEX 327.
... Hindu , 113 Hindu civilization , static nature of , 212 Hindu philosophy , Schweitzer's critique of , 212 Hinduism , INDEX 327.
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COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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