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Living Philosophies

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During my youth, in the 1950s and 1960s, I scoured used book stores for the book that would "talk to me" without the usual gloss of hypocrisy. I'll always remember the day fondly when I found this one. I've read it three times, and whenever I need a bracing renewal of wholesome opinion I turn to selected entries in this book. It captures something refreshing about the 1920s that has been lost. I should warn you that the two books that claim to be a sequel to this one are pathetic documents of editorial cowardice possibly pandering to a descent in intellectual taste. Don't buy them (I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain Eminent Men and Women of Our Time, edited by Clifton Fadiman, 1939 and Living Philosophies: The Reflections of Some Eminent Men and Women of Our Time, edited by Clifton Fadiman, 1990). When I read The Great Roob Revolution by Roger Price I understood the underlying currents of regressive climate of opinion that accounts for the loss of intellectual honesty. Long live the one and only 1931 version, Living Philosophies: A Series of Intimate Credos.

There seem to be other books by this name. The book I purchased was titled "Living Philosophies - A Series of Intimate Credos", copyright 1930, and 1931. It is an excellent book and I would recommend it for those with open minds. It can be a bit hard to find.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK! I RECOMEND YOU READ THIS BOOK!