Charles Lindbergh's Philosophy of Vital Instinct ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Charles Lindbergh's Philosophy of Vital Instinct ~ The Imaginative Conservative

The heightened pace of life in industrial societies, Charles Lindbergh realized, necessitated reflection on what type of life is best suited for man. Which of the two, reason or vital instinct, constitutes the best function of human beings? Which of the two contributes best to man’s happiness and lasting well-being? Charles Lindbergh begins his Autobiography of Values by reflecting on the values that mold a person’s life. In the first pages of t…