The Borzoi College ReaderCharles Muscatine, Marlene Griffith |
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Page 62
... animal might use . In fact , the rites and sacrifices by which primitive man claims to control nature are sometimes fatal to the per- formers . Indian puberty rites are almost always intensely painful , and African natives have ...
... animal might use . In fact , the rites and sacrifices by which primitive man claims to control nature are sometimes fatal to the per- formers . Indian puberty rites are almost always intensely painful , and African natives have ...
Page 63
... animal and fall prey to subjective fears ? And why should he take pleasure in torturing helpless members of his own race ? The answer is , I think , that man's mind is not a direct evolution from the beast's mind , but is a unique ...
... animal and fall prey to subjective fears ? And why should he take pleasure in torturing helpless members of his own race ? The answer is , I think , that man's mind is not a direct evolution from the beast's mind , but is a unique ...
Page 64
... animals do , though with considerably more elabora- tion . We stop at red lights and go on green ; we answer calls and bells , watch the sky for coming storms , read trouble or promise or anger in each other's eyes . That is animal ...
... animals do , though with considerably more elabora- tion . We stop at red lights and go on green ; we answer calls and bells , watch the sky for coming storms , read trouble or promise or anger in each other's eyes . That is animal ...
Contents
THE NECESSITY FOR THINKING | 3 |
John Henry Newman | 43 |
THE RIGHT USE OF LANGUAGE | 57 |
Copyright | |
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