CONTENTS 
The Nature of Human Nature 
Conclusion 
CHAPTER 7: LIVING MORE SIMPLY 
The Nature of Simplicity 
Simplicity and Consumption 
Simplicity and Interpersonal Communications 
Simplicity and Work 
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Voluntary Simplicity: An Integrated Path for Living 174 
SECTION IV: REVITALIZATION 
CHAPTER 8: VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY AND 
CIVILIZATIONAL REVITALIZATION 
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Characteristics of a Revitalizing Civilization 181 
A Life-Sensing and Life-Serving Cultural Orientation 187 
Transformation of the Mass Media 
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Love as a Foundation for Planetary Revitalization 
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Conclusion 
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CHAPTER 9: CHOOSING OUR FUTURE 
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SECTION V: EPILOGUE 
CHAPTER 10: EAST-WEST SYNTHESIS: 
THE SOURCE OF AN EMERGING 
COMMON SENSE 
An Overview of East-West Integration 
Traditional Western View of Reality 
Traditional Eastern View of Reality 
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