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 34
... survival . This margin , observable in the most primitive culture , is also visible in man's physiological organization ; and its existence there offers a key to no small part of his eventual creativity . Evolution itself , indeed ...
... survival . This margin , observable in the most primitive culture , is also visible in man's physiological organization ; and its existence there offers a key to no small part of his eventual creativity . Evolution itself , indeed ...
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... survival and would impose many prac- tical limitations on his behavior , the dream may well have occupied the greater part of his energies ; and throughout much of his life fan- tasy perhaps had the upper hand over common sense ...
... survival and would impose many prac- tical limitations on his behavior , the dream may well have occupied the greater part of his energies ; and throughout much of his life fan- tasy perhaps had the upper hand over common sense ...
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... Survival , man's biological , 66 values for , 20 Survival and life - needs , 141 Survivals , 116 Symbiosis , 32 Symbol - making activities , 53 Symbolic expression , 126 Symbolic functions , 51 loss of , 52 Symbolic interpretation , 39 ...
... Survival , man's biological , 66 values for , 20 Survival and life - needs , 141 Survivals , 116 Symbiosis , 32 Symbol - making activities , 53 Symbolic expression , 126 Symbolic functions , 51 loss of , 52 Symbolic interpretation , 39 ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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