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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Page 158
... responsibility from the shoulders of the evildoer . By that fact , it removes the impulse to repentance and self - correction , both essential for moral development . Recently , an intelligent and earnest group of people in Texas re ...
... responsibility from the shoulders of the evildoer . By that fact , it removes the impulse to repentance and self - correction , both essential for moral development . Recently , an intelligent and earnest group of people in Texas re ...
Page 160
... responsibility . But avoid fixing blame altogether ? No. The truth is that people in our culture have a morbid ... responsibilities to cor- rect acts in others that need correction , to call upon our fellows in turn to help correct them ...
... responsibility . But avoid fixing blame altogether ? No. The truth is that people in our culture have a morbid ... responsibilities to cor- rect acts in others that need correction , to call upon our fellows in turn to help correct them ...
Page 292
... responsibility as a guardian of life . With the knowledge man now possesses , he may control the knowledge that threatens to choke him : with the power he now commands he may control the power that would wipe him out : with the values ...
... responsibility as a guardian of life . With the knowledge man now possesses , he may control the knowledge that threatens to choke him : with the power he now commands he may control the power that would wipe him out : with the values ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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