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100	1		_aHillis, Newell Dwight, _d1858-1929
245	1	2	_aA Man's Value to Society: Studies in Self Culture and Character
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2009-05-19
508			_aProduced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"A Man's Value to Society: Studies in Self Culture and Character" by Newell Dwight Hillis is a philosophical text written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the importance of self-culture, character building, and one's contributions to society. The author examines the intrinsic worth of individuals, drawing connections between personal development and social value, positing that a person's moral qualities significantly impact their utility to the community. At the start of the text, Hillis introduces the concept of human beings as wasteful in both material and spiritual aspects, prompting a reflection on each person's value to society. He critiques societal tendencies to overlook individual potential and stresses the importance of self-awareness and moral integrity. He emphasizes that the richness of a person's life experience, knowledge, and cultivation of virtues is vital for societal progress. Hillis elucidates that rather than being merely economic units, individuals should seek to maximize their ethical and intellectual contributions to civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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653			_aCharacter
653			_aSelf-culture
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28875
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