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A Scientist Reflects on Life and Society by
Dr. Alexis Carrel
Completed
after his
death in 1944, Dr. Carrel's "A Scientist Reflects on Life and Society"
is a stern wake-up call for civilization to embrace "Rules of Life"
that will help
humanity continue on as a civilization into the future.
Harsh at
times,
filled with both science and religion as well as cultural analysis and
criticism of pop culture, this
beautifully written and poetic manifesto is strong philosophical
medicine for a
sick civilization. And the one thing it isn't is boring.
Dr. Carrel is at once conservative and radical, seeking to renovate
society in drastic, but at the same time traditional, ways in order for
it to meet the challenges of the Modern Age - an age he described in
1944 that is still shockingly relevant.
Dr. Carrel was behind some of the great surgical advances of the
20th century, including the creation of the first artificial heart with
airman Charles Lindbergh.
Quotes from the book:
Each
individual
contains
in
himself the whole past of the human race: the defects as
well as the qualities of his ancestors.
We
must
increase
the
quality, quantity and intensity of our lives.
People
become
rich,
not
by saving, but by working and by making the money they have
earned work instead of lying idle.
Not
to
hate
one's
neighbor is good, but to love him is far better.
The
best
way
not
to grow weaker is to increase one's strength.
To
preserve
life,
it is not enough to refrain from destroying it. We must
also make it wider, deeper, bolder and more joyful.
Nature smiles on those who
are ready to live hard and dangerously
THIS BOOK COULD
CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY!
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