The Condition of ManHarcourt, Brace & World, 1944 - 467 pages |
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Page 93
... gave himself over to a life of labor , prayer , humility , and self - denial . Economic greed , concupiscence , and pride were his everlasting enemies ; though as to the first temptation and the last , what he renounced as an individual ...
... gave himself over to a life of labor , prayer , humility , and self - denial . Economic greed , concupiscence , and pride were his everlasting enemies ; though as to the first temptation and the last , what he renounced as an individual ...
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... gave them a solid confi- dence in being themselves able to exercise a godlike providence over the vast domains of nature and its countless creatures : in a few centuries man altered biotic relations on every part of the planet , upset ...
... gave them a solid confi- dence in being themselves able to exercise a godlike providence over the vast domains of nature and its countless creatures : in a few centuries man altered biotic relations on every part of the planet , upset ...
Page 299
... gave cooped - up townspeople the exercise they needed to restore their hunger , for , as Rousseau remarked , " there are no such cooks in the world as mirth , rural pursuits , and merry games . " In short , the picnic gave form to the ...
... gave cooped - up townspeople the exercise they needed to restore their hunger , for , as Rousseau remarked , " there are no such cooks in the world as mirth , rural pursuits , and merry games . " In short , the picnic gave form to the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
PRELUDE TO AN ERA | 17 |
THE PRIMACY OF THE PERSON | 52 |
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