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Page 174
Then work signifies activity directed by ends that thought sets before the person as something to be accomplished ; it signi- fies ingenuity and inventiveness in selecting proper means and making plans , and thus , finally , signifies ...
Then work signifies activity directed by ends that thought sets before the person as something to be accomplished ; it signi- fies ingenuity and inventiveness in selecting proper means and making plans , and thus , finally , signifies ...
Page 178
Unless the activity lays hold on the emotions and desires , unless it offers an outlet for energy that means something to the individual himself , his mind will turn in aversion from it , even though externally he keeps at it .
Unless the activity lays hold on the emotions and desires , unless it offers an outlet for energy that means something to the individual himself , his mind will turn in aversion from it , even though externally he keeps at it .
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In play , interest centers in activity , without much reference to its outcome . The sequence of deeds , images , emotions suffices on its own account . In work , the end holds attention and controls the notice given to means .
In play , interest centers in activity , without much reference to its outcome . The sequence of deeds , images , emotions suffices on its own account . In work , the end holds attention and controls the notice given to means .
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| Title | Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essays Volume 10 of Gateway to the Great Books, Robert Maynard Hutchins |
| Editors | Robert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 |
| Length | 644 pages |
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