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... civilization itself is pri- marily dependent upon just this thing . The change from the individual life of the animal to the group life of civilized man , which becomes a life of ever - ex- panding complexity as our scientific civilization ...
... civilization itself is pri- marily dependent upon just this thing . The change from the individual life of the animal to the group life of civilized man , which becomes a life of ever - ex- panding complexity as our scientific civilization ...
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... civilization , and that as they increase evil will be automatically abolished . The fallacy of this view lies in the fact that comfort and safety are not absolute quali- ties , but are capable of defeating life quite as thoroughly as ...
... civilization , and that as they increase evil will be automatically abolished . The fallacy of this view lies in the fact that comfort and safety are not absolute quali- ties , but are capable of defeating life quite as thoroughly as ...
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... civilization — a Puri- tan New England , a Renaissance Italy , or that association of monks which made the Thebaid ... civilization of the Renaissance comes to an end because human nature finally revolts against the in- creasing ...
... civilization — a Puri- tan New England , a Renaissance Italy , or that association of monks which made the Thebaid ... civilization of the Renaissance comes to an end because human nature finally revolts against the in- creasing ...
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achieved æsthetic animal atoms beauty become believe better biological body brain called century Christian church civilization conception conduct Confucius coöperation creatures creed death democracy doctrine earth economic emotion ethical evil existence experience fact faith fear feel future H. L. MENCKEN happiness HILAIRE BELLOC hope human nature ideals ideas immortal individual instinct intellectual intelligence IRVING BABBITT IRWIN EDMAN J. B. S. HALDANE JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMS John Dewey JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH JULIA PETERKIN knowledge least less living man's mankind matter means ment merely mind modern nation never one's organization ourselves past philosophy physical political possible practical present question race reason religion religious ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN Rousseau Rousseauist scientific seems sense social society soul spirit things thought tion to-day true truth universe values whole WILLIAM RALPH INGE words