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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... Socrates to John the Baptist ; even later manifestations , like that of Mani , were of the same order . But the decisive stage awaited the inner transformation of Jesus . This came after his lonely vigil in the desert : he came forth ...
... Socrates to John the Baptist ; even later manifestations , like that of Mani , were of the same order . But the decisive stage awaited the inner transformation of Jesus . This came after his lonely vigil in the desert : he came forth ...
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... Socrates naturally rated health as the supreme good of life , and after health , beauty . But this youthful over - emphasis on bodily delight unfortunately is too inno- cent to provide for all of life's occasions . Are no goods left ...
... Socrates naturally rated health as the supreme good of life , and after health , beauty . But this youthful over - emphasis on bodily delight unfortunately is too inno- cent to provide for all of life's occasions . Are no goods left ...
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... Socrates as about Xantippe . Had Socrates inspected his own behavior , he might have discovered that love of knowledge in itself does not automatically produce vir- tue : that there is a tendency in all people , including Socrates , to ...
... Socrates as about Xantippe . Had Socrates inspected his own behavior , he might have discovered that love of knowledge in itself does not automatically produce vir- tue : that there is a tendency in all people , including Socrates , to ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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