ABSTRACT

Our civilization is full of inner contradictions which are reflected in the intellectual uncertainties of contemporary man. The individual member of society is faced with a great variety of choices, while he is left with few guiding principles to help him in his decisions. It is part of our democratic ideology that everyone should be free to make up his own mind according to his lights; and since many of the ideals of our society are at odds with one another, modern man meets with a host of moral and psychological dilemmas.