Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Helps, Arthur, Sir 1813 1875 Helps, A. Friends in Council — First Series Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This eBook was produced by Les Bowler "Friends in Council — First Series" by Sir Arthur Helps is a philosophical work presented in the form of essays and discussions, likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative revolves around the interactions and reflections of a group of intellectual friends—Milverton, Ellesmere, and Dunsford—who engage in deep conversations about various topics, including truth, conformity, greatness, and human nature, reflecting on their lives, experiences, and philosophies. At the start of the book, the narrator expresses his joy at reconnecting with his former pupils, Milverton and Ellesmere, in an intellectual setting after years of solitude. The conversation begins with Milverton presenting an essay on truth, where he explores its complexity and importance in human interactions. The friends discuss the nuances of truth-telling, self-reflection, social relations, and the moral obligations that come with honest communication. As the narrative unfolds, the characters delve into various philosophical essays that provoke thought on broader themes like conformity, despair, and the essence of greatness, all while reflecting on their past and the growth they've experienced as individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Teaching & Education 336147 336080 2024-10-03T13:27:26.016686 2023-10-04T04:10:51.029901 text/html text/html 337643 2014-07-25T02:20:10 text/html 246290 2014-07-25T02:22:39 text/html application/zip 326995 2024-10-03T13:27:34.836611 application/epub+zip 330520 2024-10-03T13:27:29.904625 application/epub+zip 191370 2024-10-03T13:27:28.279627 application/epub+zip 514535 2024-10-03T13:27:38.601611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486924 2024-10-03T13:27:33.895626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326014 2022-09-04T06:02:22.140807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317561 317541 2024-10-03T13:27:25.342660 2023-10-04T04:10:50.358922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 317237 2014-07-25T02:19:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119216 2014-07-25T02:22:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19427 2024-10-03T13:27:38.752574 application/rdf+xml 14586 2024-10-03T13:27:28.933635 image/jpeg 3493 2024-10-03T13:27:28.563633 image/jpeg 322472 2024-10-03T13:27:26.053657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia