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 108
... personality . Humanism , which made man the center again , lacked the humility to participate in a kind of change ... human behavior and that of other animals , near or remote , has borne abundant fruit . In so far as we take account of the ...
... personality . Humanism , which made man the center again , lacked the humility to participate in a kind of change ... human behavior and that of other animals , near or remote , has borne abundant fruit . In so far as we take account of the ...
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... human personality may produce an effect out of all proportion to its physical powers , just as a tiny seed - crystal , dropped into a saturate solution , may cause the whole mass to assume a similar crystalline form . Such timely ...
... human personality may produce an effect out of all proportion to its physical powers , just as a tiny seed - crystal , dropped into a saturate solution , may cause the whole mass to assume a similar crystalline form . Such timely ...
Page 229
... human personality , modified by its capacities and its needs and its cultural forms . Instead of begin- ning with nature and eliminating , as far as possible , the operations of the personality , we must begin with the human personality ...
... human personality , modified by its capacities and its needs and its cultural forms . Instead of begin- ning with nature and eliminating , as far as possible , the operations of the personality , we must begin with the human personality ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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