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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... become pro- gressively more constrained , as external pressures become more per- vasive and overbearing . In the end , as Samuel Butler satirically prophesied , man may become just a machine's contrivance for repro- ducing another ...
... become pro- gressively more constrained , as external pressures become more per- vasive and overbearing . In the end , as Samuel Butler satirically prophesied , man may become just a machine's contrivance for repro- ducing another ...
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... become an almost self - con- tained world , set apart from each other little self - contained world . So dearly won are the achievements of culture , that , once a departure has been made , it tends for long periods to become sacrosanct ...
... become an almost self - con- tained world , set apart from each other little self - contained world . So dearly won are the achievements of culture , that , once a departure has been made , it tends for long periods to become sacrosanct ...
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... becomes da - da : once dynamic leaders become dangling puppets : life itself suddenly gets deflated , with an obscene snort , like a toy balloon ripping on a nail . Thenceforward a culture may for many centuries go on repeating the old ...
... becomes da - da : once dynamic leaders become dangling puppets : life itself suddenly gets deflated , with an obscene snort , like a toy balloon ripping on a nail . Thenceforward a culture may for many centuries go on repeating the old ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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