The reconstruction of humanity

Resource Information

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Label

The reconstruction of humanity

Instantiates

• The reconstruction of humanity

Publication

• Boston, Beacon Press, 1948

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Prologue : the eternal quest continues -- Quack cures for war and impotent plans for peace. Political cures ; Economic cures and plans ; Scientific, educational, religious, and other cures and plans -- Insufficient factors of altruism. Altruism : its forms, gradations, and creativity ; Insufficient factors of altruism -- Cultural factors of altruism and egoism. Two basic principles ; What needs to be changed in contemporary culture--and why ; What is pathological in the main compartments of our culture -- Social factors of altruism and egoism. What must be changed in all social institutions--and why ; What must be changed in the family, school, and religious institutions--and why ; What must be changed in our political, economic, and other institutions--and why -- Personal factors of creative altruism. Our incompetence in effecting the transformation of man ; Three remedies ; Methods and techniques of the great masters of altruism -- ways of realization of the plan. How the proposed change is to be achieved

Dimensions

24 cm

Extent

xii, 247 pages

Lccn

48006371

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• n

Record ID

99196432480001161

System control number

• (OCoLC)00483828
• (OCoLC)ocm00483828