Human Nature and the Human ConditionA critical analysis of modern society which probes familiar concepts in a highly original and concrete fashion, and brings alive the enduring principles of humanity. |
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... civilization , but also , within the limits imposed by its philos- ophy , an astonishingly kindly and generous one . This is an aspect of it which the conventional European critic is likely to leave out of account and , in all sincerity ...
... civilization , but also , within the limits imposed by its philos- ophy , an astonishingly kindly and generous one . This is an aspect of it which the conventional European critic is likely to leave out of account and , in all sincerity ...
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Joseph Wood Krutch. what a civilization will be like and especially in what direc- tion it will move . At various times religion , philosophy ... civilization is lost . ( • VI . ) “ Ideas Have Consequences ” 95 55 The Average and the Norm.
Joseph Wood Krutch. what a civilization will be like and especially in what direc- tion it will move . At various times religion , philosophy ... civilization is lost . ( • VI . ) “ Ideas Have Consequences ” 95 55 The Average and the Norm.
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... civilization will save itself from atomic weapons only to be destroyed by " the peaceful uses of atomic energy ” ? In the past , Western civilization has reeled under lesser impacts . Our globe has been scarred , plundered , and ...
... civilization will save itself from atomic weapons only to be destroyed by " the peaceful uses of atomic energy ” ? In the past , Western civilization has reeled under lesser impacts . Our globe has been scarred , plundered , and ...
Contents
Dawn or Twilight? | 3 |
The Condition Called Prosperity | 21 |
Permissive Exploitation | 41 |
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