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Σκέψεις για τον άνθρωπο και την ζωή
Εκείνο που ενδιαφέρει στην εποχή μας είναι να καλυτερέψουμε, συγχρόνως, την νοητική και την οργανική κατάσταση της πολιτισμένης ανθρωπότητας να εργαστούμε δηλαδή για την ανάπτυξη όντων ανωτέρων από όλα εκείνα που εκατοίκησαν ως σήμερα την επιφάνεια της γης. Η προσπάθεια αυτή είναι αναγκαία γιατί η νοημοσύνη μας δεν αύξησε συγχρόνως με το πολύπλοκο των προβλημάτων που πρέπει να λυθούν. Έτσι κινδυνεύουμε να βουλιάξουμε. Η σύγχρονη κοινωνία δεν ασχολήθηκε παρά με υλικές αξίες. Παραμέλησε τα βασικά ανθρώπινα προβλήματα, που είναι υλικά και πνευματικά συγχρόνως. Όχι μόνον δεν μας έφερε την ευτυχία, αλλά δείχτηκε ανίκανη να εμποδίσει το ξεχαρβάλωμά μας. Η κατάκτηση της υγείας δεν φτάνει. Πρέπει, επίσης, να προκαλέσουμε σε κάθε άτομο την ανώτατη ανάπτυξη των κληρονομικών αυτενεργειών και της προσωπικότητάς του γιατί πιο σημαντική και από την ποιότητα της ζωής είναι η ίδια η ζωή. Πρέπει, λοιπόν, να βρούμε το μέσον ώστε να κάνουμε να γεννηθούν τεχνητά, σε κάθε άνθρωπο, οι λειτουργίες εκείνες, που ενώ επαυξάνουν την ικανότητά του προσαρμογής στον κοινωνικό και στο γήινο κόσμο, διευκολύνουν επίσης το νοητικό του ανέβασμα. Οι λειτουργίες αυτές εκδηλώνουνται κυρίως από το ηθικό αισθητήριο, την κρίση και την στερεότητα του πνεύματος ή αντίσταση στην τρέλα. Πηγάζουν, εξ αλλού, από την νοημοσύνη και από την διαίσθηση. Για να είναι όμως αληθινά χρήσιμοι, ο χαρακτήρας και η νοημοσύνη, απαιτούν ως υπόστρωμα την ισορροπία του νευρικού συστήματος, την οργανική δύναμη και την φυσική στις αρρώστιες ανοσία.
Περιεχόμενα
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΤΗ
ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ
ΠΡΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑ
ΔΙΑΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΡΓΟΥ
Ανυπακοή στους κανόνες της ζωής
Ανάγκη υπακοής στους φυσικούς νόμους
Οι θεμελιώδεις νόμοι της ανθρώπινης ζωής
Το καλό και το κακό
Οι κανόνες της πορείας
Εφαρμογή των κανόνων της πορείας
Η διδασκαλία των κανόνων της πορείας - Η ικανότητα στο να φερθούμε ορθολογικά
Η διδασκαλία των κανόνων της ζωής
Η επιτυχία της ζωής
Περιεχόμενα
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΤΗ
ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ
ΠΡΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑ
ΔΙΑΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΡΓΟΥ
Ανυπακοή στους κανόνες της ζωής
Ανάγκη υπακοής στους φυσικούς νόμους
Οι θεμελιώδεις νόμοι της ανθρώπινης ζωής
Το καλό και το κακό
Οι κανόνες της πορείας
Εφαρμογή των κανόνων της πορείας
Η διδασκαλία των κανόνων της πορείας - Η ικανότητα στο να φερθούμε ορθολογικά
Η διδασκαλία των κανόνων της ζωής
Η επιτυχία της ζωής
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1980
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Alexis Carrel
79 books113 followersFrench surgeon Alexis Carrel for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs won a Nobel Prize of 1912.
People awarded this biologist in physiology or medicine for pioneering suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Augustus Lindbergh to open the way to transplantation. Like many intellectuals, he promoted eugenics before World War II. He faced media attacks over his alleged involvement with the Nazis. The foundation for the study of human problems during Vichy implemented the eugenics policies; his association as a regent and with ultra-nationalist Parti Populaire Franςais of Jacques Doriot led to investigations of collaborating with the Nazis, but he died at the end of his life before people ably held any trial.
People also elected Alexis Carrel, a prominent laureate, in 1924 and 1927 as an honorary member of the academy of sciences of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
People awarded this biologist in physiology or medicine for pioneering suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Augustus Lindbergh to open the way to transplantation. Like many intellectuals, he promoted eugenics before World War II. He faced media attacks over his alleged involvement with the Nazis. The foundation for the study of human problems during Vichy implemented the eugenics policies; his association as a regent and with ultra-nationalist Parti Populaire Franςais of Jacques Doriot led to investigations of collaborating with the Nazis, but he died at the end of his life before people ably held any trial.
People also elected Alexis Carrel, a prominent laureate, in 1924 and 1927 as an honorary member of the academy of sciences of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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April 12, 2019
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March 18, 2023
Alexis Carrel is a surgeon, biologist, and author. Carrel was a scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for saturating blood vessels and transplanting organs. He also developed an artificial heart for use in scientific experiments.
Alexis Carrel asserts his belief in spiritual and moral needs in our society as an author who has studied science. I will excerpt or introduce his ideas briefly from Alexis Carrel's book, "Reflection on Life."
The universe is a coherent system, the fact there being such a need makes us anticipate a means of satisfying it in the external world. For example, the cells of the organism would not be aerobic if there were no oxygen in the atmosphere. It applies to that human beings need to communicate with an invisible powerful Spirit; Spirit persons and immanent in all things. The organism is formed and grows at the expense of its environment and other human beings. In the womb, the fetus is a parasite on its mother. While growing, a child relies on its family and the community. It thus becomes accustomed to consider the exploitation of everything about it to its profit as a right. Therefore nothing is harder than to strip oneself of one's egoism, intemperance, boorishness, and laziness; of all those vices which arrest the development of our personality and make us odious to others.
The only happiness can be attained when we fulfill God's will assigned to us. Therefore we have to teach children morality, sacrifice.
Christianity offers men the very highest moralities. Lack of moral discipline is one the main causes of the downward trend this the people. To explore our own consciousness, the habit of self-examination sharpens our insights.
The only happiness man can attain is that which results from the perfect functioning of body and soul and from the accomplishment of destiny which is the order of things assigned to him. When life succeeds as a whole, happiness appears as a by-product. What we have to aim at is the success of collective existence and collective well beings.
The most effective is the Christian form in the mystical sense which advocates union with God and with other human beings. The Catholic Church is the most complete expression of life. Before those who perfectly perform their task as men, the road of the truth lies always open.
I like this book as a reflection of life was written by a scientist, but when Carrell insists on eugenism, I wonder if it can be accepted by Catholicism he belonged to.
Alexis Carrel asserts his belief in spiritual and moral needs in our society as an author who has studied science. I will excerpt or introduce his ideas briefly from Alexis Carrel's book, "Reflection on Life."
The universe is a coherent system, the fact there being such a need makes us anticipate a means of satisfying it in the external world. For example, the cells of the organism would not be aerobic if there were no oxygen in the atmosphere. It applies to that human beings need to communicate with an invisible powerful Spirit; Spirit persons and immanent in all things. The organism is formed and grows at the expense of its environment and other human beings. In the womb, the fetus is a parasite on its mother. While growing, a child relies on its family and the community. It thus becomes accustomed to consider the exploitation of everything about it to its profit as a right. Therefore nothing is harder than to strip oneself of one's egoism, intemperance, boorishness, and laziness; of all those vices which arrest the development of our personality and make us odious to others.
The only happiness can be attained when we fulfill God's will assigned to us. Therefore we have to teach children morality, sacrifice.
Christianity offers men the very highest moralities. Lack of moral discipline is one the main causes of the downward trend this the people. To explore our own consciousness, the habit of self-examination sharpens our insights.
The only happiness man can attain is that which results from the perfect functioning of body and soul and from the accomplishment of destiny which is the order of things assigned to him. When life succeeds as a whole, happiness appears as a by-product. What we have to aim at is the success of collective existence and collective well beings.
The most effective is the Christian form in the mystical sense which advocates union with God and with other human beings. The Catholic Church is the most complete expression of life. Before those who perfectly perform their task as men, the road of the truth lies always open.
I like this book as a reflection of life was written by a scientist, but when Carrell insists on eugenism, I wonder if it can be accepted by Catholicism he belonged to.
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