Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... true believers is , in turn , merely a transla- tion into action here on Earth of their true belief in the unity of God . Islam's creative gift to mankind is mono- theism , and we surely dare not throw this gift away . And what about ...
... true believers is , in turn , merely a transla- tion into action here on Earth of their true belief in the unity of God . Islam's creative gift to mankind is mono- theism , and we surely dare not throw this gift away . And what about ...
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... true surface of the Earth . We live , Plato suggests , in a large but local hollow , and what we take to be the air is really a sediment of fog . If one day we could make our way to the upper levels of the surface of the Earth , we ...
... true surface of the Earth . We live , Plato suggests , in a large but local hollow , and what we take to be the air is really a sediment of fog . If one day we could make our way to the upper levels of the surface of the Earth , we ...
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... true end of man here and hereafter , and by ' grace , ' the will or inspiration or inspired will to aim at getting ... true end of man and the true purpose of life on Earth . This might be conceiv- able , though still repugnant , if we ...
... true end of man here and hereafter , and by ' grace , ' the will or inspiration or inspired will to aim at getting ... true end of man and the true purpose of life on Earth . This might be conceiv- able , though still repugnant , if we ...
Contents
My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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