Man's great concern
Subtitle: the management of life
By: by Ernest R. Hull.
Publisher: Kenedy
Published: 1920
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Conduct of life.; Life.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I; title: OBJECTIVE OR ONTOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES; title: EXPLAINING THE DESTINY OF MAN, AND THE MEANS AND CONDITIONS OF ITS ATTAINMENT; title: I. The Programme of Life; its Purpose, Aim and Goal; title: 1. What life is meant for 1; title: 2. Perfect happiness 3; title: 3. The future life 5; title: II. Further Questions about the Future Life; title: 1. Proofs of a future life 6; title: 2. This life viewed as a probation 9; title: 3. The conditions of the future life 11; title: III. The Law of Life; or how to Attain our Destiny; title: 1. The law of right and wrong 14; title: 2. Reasons for the law 16; title: 3. Practical summary of the law 18; title: IV. Knowledge of the Law; or Reason and Conscience; title: 1. The voice of conscience 19; title: 2. Conscience and belief in God 21; title: 3. The development of conscience 22; title: 4. The excuse of ignorance 24; title: V. Sin, or the Breaking of the Law; title: 1. The meaning of sin 26; title: 2. Temptation to sin 27; title: 3. Repentance and forgiveness 28; title: VI. Further Questions about Sin; title: 1. Man's power to sin 29; title: 2. The effects of sin 31; title: 3. Forgiveness and punishment 33; title: VII. Degrees or Grades of Sin; title: 1. Greater and lesser sins 34; title: 2. Greater or lesser guilt 35; title: VIII. Indifferent Acts; title: 1. Good, bad and indifferent 37; title: 2. Circumstances alter cases 38; title: 3. The end or intention 39; title: 4. The end and the means 39; title: 5. Exceptional cases 40; title: 6. What to do when in doubt 42; title: IX. Self and other People; title: 1. How men are concerned in each other's conduct 43; title: 2. Responsibility for the sins of others 44; title: 3. How others can induce us to sin 46; title: 4. Human respect 48; title: PART II; title: SUBJECTIVE OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES; title: SELF-MANAGEMENT, THE POWERS AND ACTIVITIES OF MAN AND THEIR CONTROL; title: I. The Higher Powers of the Mind; title: 1. Man and the animals 50; title: 2. The intellect 51; title: 3. The will 52; title: II. The Lower Powers of the Boot; title: 1. The passions 58; title: 2. Control of the senses 55; title: 3. Control of the passions 56; title: 4. The formation of habits 58; title: 5. Speech, movement and imagination 58; title: 6. Excuses for sin 60; title: III. Connection between Body and Mind; title: 1. The starting-point of sin 61; title: 2. The responsibility of the will 63; title: IV. Closer Study of the Passions; title: 1. Passions in animals and man 68; title: 2. The first difference 65; title: 3. The second difference 66; title: 4. Duty and pleasure 67; title: 5. Passion and probation 68; title: V. The Passions {concluded); title: 1. How the passions work 69; title: 2. How to regulate them 70; title: 3. How the passions lead into sin 73; title: 4. Slavery to passion 74; title: PART III; title: CONSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES; title: SELF-DEVELOPMENT, OR MAKING THE MOST OF OURSELVES; title: I. Character, its Meaning and Value; title: 1. The need of character 78; title: 2. Different kinds of character 79; title: 3. The value of character 82; title: 4. The formation of character 84; title: II. The Framework of Character (General Principles of Virtue) 88; title: 1. Prudence 89; title: 2. Justice 90; title: 3. Fortitude 93; title: 4. Temperance 94; title: 5. The golden rule 96; title: 6. The contrary vices 98; title: III. Building up a Bad Character (Particular Vices) 98; title: 1. Pride or self-conceit 99; title: 2. Avarice or covetousness 101; title: 3. Envy or jealousy 102; title: 4. Anger or violence 102; title: 5. Lust or sensuality 103; title: 6. Gluttony or greed 103; title: 7. Sloth or laziness 104; title: 8. Certain other habits 104; title: IV. Building up a Good Character; title: Particular Virtues: humility, contentment, liberality 107; title: Benevolence, gentleness, chastity, sobriety 108; title: Diligence 109; title: V. The Ideal; or Striving for Perfection; title: 1. Good, better, best 109; title: 2. The value of striving 112; title: 3. The value of perseverance 114; title: PART IV; title: DUTIES TO GOD, OURSELVES AND OTHER PEOPLE; title: I. Our Duties towards God; title: 1. Knowledge and love 116; title: 2. Worship and service 118; title: II. Our Duties to Ourselves; title: 1. Self-control and self-preservation 121; title: III. Justice to Other People; title: 1. The right to life and safety 125; title: 2. The right to property 127; title: 3. The right to the truth 130; title: 4. The right to liberty 134; title: 5. The right to reputation 136; title: IV. Charity to Other People; title: 1. Love of all men 139; title: 2. Love of our enemies 141; title: 3. Our duty to help 143; title: 4. The standard of charity 144; title: PART V; title: VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS AND STATES OF LIFE; title: I. The Duties op Domestic Life; title: 1. The question of marriage 147; title: 2. Parents and children 151; title: 3. School-teachers and pupils 153; title: 4. Employers and employees 156; title: II. The Duties of Business Life; title: 1. Merchants and tradesmen 157; title: 2. Literature and the arts 161; title: 3. Immoral occupations 162; title: 4. Perquisites, commissions and bribes 164; title: III. The Duties of Public Life; title: 1. The administration of law 169; title: 2. The medical profession 172; title: 3. Other public services 173; title: 4. The duties of citizens 175