The Philosophy of the Good Life: Being the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, 1929-1930A deliberate historical examination of the conception of the good life entertained, and taught by the famous moral leaders of mankind : Zarathustra, The Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, Socrates, Plato, the Stoics, The Jewish prophets, and Jesus Christ. |
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What is implied is direct accessibility of the soul of man to | 2 |
man and about the destiny of man and of the universe His practical | 4 |
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