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 133
... teleology are conspicuous throughout the organic world . Such facts cannot be explained away by the glib device of referring to mechanisms of adaptation . That is a semantic contradiction . For what is a mech- anism but a specialized ...
... teleology are conspicuous throughout the organic world . Such facts cannot be explained away by the glib device of referring to mechanisms of adaptation . That is a semantic contradiction . For what is a mech- anism but a specialized ...
Page 137
... teleology or finalism , uniting the cos- mic and the human , now becomes our operational postulate and living faith ... teleological system are substantiated by observation , the purpose of the whole , the grand de- sign , cannot be ...
... teleology or finalism , uniting the cos- mic and the human , now becomes our operational postulate and living faith ... teleological system are substantiated by observation , the purpose of the whole , the grand de- sign , cannot be ...
Page 339
... teleological , 137 of interpretation , 24 System - makers , 176 System - mongers , 178 Systems , as conceptual tool ... Teleology , nature of , 137 Temperaments , the four , 193 Temperaments and Types , 192-196 Temperance , physical ...
... teleological , 137 of interpretation , 24 System - makers , 176 System - mongers , 178 Systems , as conceptual tool ... Teleology , nature of , 137 Temperaments , the four , 193 Temperaments and Types , 192-196 Temperance , physical ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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