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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... capable of being at home in that world . For each of us , the moment of reorientation and renewal has come . There is no mechanical device capable of effecting this transformation in society : it must first take place in the minds and ...
... capable of being at home in that world . For each of us , the moment of reorientation and renewal has come . There is no mechanical device capable of effecting this transformation in society : it must first take place in the minds and ...
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... capable of guiding and re - directing the energies of men in groups and associations : an ethical discipline and an education capable of giving human institutions and organiza- tions the potentials for freedom we so far find - and still ...
... capable of guiding and re - directing the energies of men in groups and associations : an ethical discipline and an education capable of giving human institutions and organiza- tions the potentials for freedom we so far find - and still ...
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... capable of moving outside the circle of the tribe or the city and embracing men molded by other earth- forces and social pressures : a self capable finally of detaching itself , in some degree , from even the most urgent biological ...
... capable of moving outside the circle of the tribe or the city and embracing men molded by other earth- forces and social pressures : a self capable finally of detaching itself , in some degree , from even the most urgent biological ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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