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 158
... doctrine of absolutism nor the doc- trine of relativism sufficiently acknowledges ? I put off this question for later discussion in order to deal with still another doctrine widely held today , that evil is merely a projection of fears ...
... doctrine of absolutism nor the doc- trine of relativism sufficiently acknowledges ? I put off this question for later discussion in order to deal with still another doctrine widely held today , that evil is merely a projection of fears ...
Page 213
... doctrine : the reverence for life . The transvaluation of established values , which Schweitzer has so magnificently carried out in his own person , has been only partly ful- filled in his philosophy : his ideas lack the organic ...
... doctrine : the reverence for life . The transvaluation of established values , which Schweitzer has so magnificently carried out in his own person , has been only partly ful- filled in his philosophy : his ideas lack the organic ...
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... Doctrine of Singular Points , 227 Doctrine of the Whole , 223-226 Doctrines , Christian , 25 Dogma , communist , 110 Dogmatic claims , irrational , 113 Domestic responsibilities , 283 Don Quixote , 194 Dostoyevsky , Fyodor , 60 , 152 ...
... Doctrine of Singular Points , 227 Doctrine of the Whole , 223-226 Doctrines , Christian , 25 Dogma , communist , 110 Dogmatic claims , irrational , 113 Domestic responsibilities , 283 Don Quixote , 194 Dostoyevsky , Fyodor , 60 , 152 ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
ORIENTATION TO LIFE | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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