The book-dialogue between the outstanding English historian Arnold J. Toynbee and the famous Japanese public figure, president of the peacemaking socio-religious organization Soka Gakkai Daisaku Ikeda was published for the first time in Japanese and English. Three whole decades have passed since then. Nevertheless, the dialogue touched quite deeply on a very wide range of serious problems, which even today have not become any less relevant. Problems such as education and upbringing, the inner world of a person, the subconscious and psyche, manipulation of consciousness, science and religion, attitude towards nature, international economic and political relations, problems of war and peace, processes of demography, urbanization, globalization, etc. have become even more acute in the modern world, and with this in mind, the authors candidly share their views on the past, present and future of human civilization. The book will definitely be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in the processes occurring in the human community in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.
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Toynbee A., Ikeda D. Choose Life: A Dialogue. — Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2007. — 448 p.
The book-dialogue between the outstanding English historian Arnold J. Toynbee and the famous Japanese public figure, president of the peacemaking socio-religious organization Soka Gakkai Daisaku Ikeda was published for the first time in Japanese and English. Three whole decades have passed since then. Nevertheless, the dialogue touched quite deeply on a very wide range of serious problems, which even today have not become any less relevant. Problems such as education and upbringing, the inner world of a person, the subconscious and psyche, manipulation of consciousness, science and religion, attitude towards nature, international economic and political relations, problems of war and peace, processes of demography, urbanization, globalization, etc. have become even more acute in the modern world, and with this in mind, the authors candidly share their views on the past, present and future of human civilization. The book will definitely be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in the processes occurring in the human community in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.
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Toynbee A., Ikeda D. Choose Life: A Dialogue. — Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2007. — 448 p.
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