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The Psychology of Self-Esteem (7)

Nathaniel Branden / Jossey-Bass / 2001-1-1 / USD 24.95

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  "To live, man must hold three things as the supreme and ruling values of his life: Reason--Purpose--Self-esteem. Reason--as his only tool of knowledge--Purpose, as his choice of the happiness whi...

• 第233页

  "But to think is an act of choice. The key to ... 'human nature' ... is the fact that man is a being of volitional consciousness. Reason does not work automatically; thinking is not a mechanical ...

• 第231页

  "There is only one alternative in the universe: existence or non-existence--and it pertains to a single class of entities: to living organisms. The existence of inanimate matter is unconditional,...