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Human Nature and The Human Condition

by Krutch, Joseph Wood frey50
Published by : Random House (New York) , 1959 Physical details: 211 p.
Subject(s): Civilization, Modern -- 1950
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The twentieth century: Dawn or Twilight? The condition called prosperity Permissive exploitation The human surplus The average and the norm "Ideas have consequences" The failure of attention The Nemesis of power The meaning of the meaningless question The not so blank slate A meaning for "Humanism"

A critical analysis of modern society which probes familiar concepts in a highly original and concrete fashion, and brings alive the enduring principles of humanity.