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The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

by Antonin Sertillanges · 1921

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This text is about intellectual life, its spirit, conditions and methods.

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of this
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religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
collegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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inspirationalinspirationalMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 266 pages

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