Studies in Self Culture and Character: A Man's Value to Society

图书信息

作者	Newell Dwight Hillis
出版社	The Big Nest
ISBN	9781910833032
出版时间	2015-04-15
字数	28.8万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

Man’s evident failure to make the most out of his material life suggests a study of the elements in each citizen that make him of value to his age and community. What are the measurements of mankind, and why is it that daily some add new treasures to the storehouse of civilization, while others take from and waste the store already accumulated?

目录

I. The Elements of Worth

II. Character

III. Aspirations and Ideals

IV. The Physical Basis of Character

V. The Mind

VI. The Moral Uses of Memory

VII. The Imagination

VIII. The Enthusiasm of Friendship

IX. Conscience and Character

X. Visions That Disturb Contentment

XI. The Uses of Books and Reading

XII. The Science of Living With Men

XIII. The Revelators of Character

XIV. Making the Most of One’s Self