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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Page 77
... moral , sociological , intellec- tual , and artistic question and you get a society in which , metaphorically , any man who finds himself equipped with two complete legs is encouraged ( or even required ) to cut an inch or two off of ...
... moral , sociological , intellec- tual , and artistic question and you get a society in which , metaphorically , any man who finds himself equipped with two complete legs is encouraged ( or even required ) to cut an inch or two off of ...
Page 179
... moral judgments are and have been , moral judgment itself has been a constantly con- tinuing activity of the human mind . What no society has ever been able to believe for long is precisely the doctrine which ours has embraced - namely ...
... moral judgments are and have been , moral judgment itself has been a constantly con- tinuing activity of the human mind . What no society has ever been able to believe for long is precisely the doctrine which ours has embraced - namely ...
Page 180
... morals " of their own . They point out how irreconcil- able different sets of customs and different sets of values ... moral conduct " is also " nothing but " just that . If the author is convinced that this is a truth which it is his ...
... morals " of their own . They point out how irreconcil- able different sets of customs and different sets of values ... moral conduct " is also " nothing but " just that . If the author is convinced that this is a truth which it is his ...
Contents
Dawn or Twilight? | 3 |
The Condition Called Prosperity | 21 |
Permissive Exploitation | 41 |
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