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...d a travelling tinker had propounded and discussed one of the most ancient theories of transmundane dominion and influence on mundane affairs. He now ... ...nley, like a dozen other leading spirits—I think that’s your term just the metaphysical Hamlet to drive her mad? She, poor maid! asks for marriage and... ...tract a morsel even for the pleasure of stealing. I know you have contrary theories. You hold that the young grocer should have a soul above sugar. It... ...injured no vital part. W e thought all would be well. Oh! how sick I am of theories, and Sys- tems, and the pretensions of men! There was his son lyin...

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...pt the purely personal dissensions between man and man. And he developed a metaphysical interpretation of these troubles. “No doubt,” he wrote in one ... ...me by himself. For Benham, with that hastiness that so flouted his exalted theories, passed rapidly from an attitude of impartial enquiry to active in...

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...is more external than real, more temperament than character.’ ‘You are too metaphysical for me, Mary;’ and he would fain have smiled. ‘I want you to b... ...hings by Mary’s judgment, wondering whether he should need approval of his theories in Mary’s eyes, craving Mary’s sympathies, following her on her vo...

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...astle collier. In this stirring legend, Captain Cuttle descried a profound metaphysical bearing on the case of W alter and Florence; and it excited hi... ...than twenty years before, had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers, and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examinati...

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...astle collier. In this stirring legend, Captain Cuttle descried a profound metaphysical bearing on the case of W alter and Florence; and it excited hi... ...than twenty years before, had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers, and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examinati... ...m day to day, and can’t make out, or follow, these changes. They—they’re a metaphysical sort of thing. We—we haven’t leisure for it. We—we haven’t cou...

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...his friend Slyme; that he, Tigg, winked at the same, because of the strong metaphysical inter- est which these weaknesses possessed; and that in refer... ...or you. I say alone, because I believe that our dear friend Mr Chuffey is, metaphysically speaking, a—shall I say a dummy?’ asked Mr Pecksniff with hi... ...great wisdom. Mr Jonas, not being much accustomed to perplex his mind with theories of this nature, expressed no opinion on the subject. Nor did he re... ...re was another Reception, yet more numerous than the former), pro- pounded theories, and answered imaginary objections, so that Mar- tin really began ...

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...so been consid ered, not as a real criticism, but as an exuber ance of the metaphysical imagination which en 4 Parmenides abled Plato to go beyond... ...e height of absurdity . Perhaps there is no passage in Plato showing greater metaphysical power than that in which he assails his own theory of Ideas.... ... the ethical teaching of Socrates came into 16 Parmenides conflict with the metaphysical theories of the earlier philosophers, and he sought to suppl... ...teaching of Socrates came into 16 Parmenides conflict with the metaphysical theories of the earlier philosophers, and he sought to supple ment the o... ... that thought, like digestion, will go on much the same, notwithstanding any theories which may be entertained respecting the nature of the process. P... ...cise attain ment of truth. The same remark applies to the second of the two theories. Plato everywhere ridicules (per haps unfairly) his Heracleitea... ... sort of ‘critics or divin ers’ of the truth of his own, and of the Eleatic theories. In the Theaetetus a similar negative dialectic is employed in t... ...ause there was no inquiry into the relation of language and thought, and the metaphysical imagination was incapable of supplying the missing link betw... ...wance for the adulteration or alloy which they contain. We cannot call a new metaphysical world into existence any more than we can frame a new univer...

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...ch his doctrine stood to the Eleatic Being or the Megarian good, or to the theories of Aristippus or Antisthenes respecting pleasure. Nor are we able ... ...Republic is less advanced than the Philebus, which contains, perhaps, more metaphysical truth more obscurely expressed than any other Platonic dialogu... ...h. ’ ‘Bidding farewell to Philebus and Socrates, ’ we may now consider the metaphysical conceptions which are pre- sented to us. These are (I) the par... ...ed by the one and many on the minds of young men in their first fervour of metaphysical enthusiasm (com- pare Republic). But they are none the less an... ...cious, because these three dialogues are found to make an advance upon the metaphysical con- ceptions of the Republic. And we can more easily sup- pos... ...t of all things, concerning which a young man often runs wild in his first metaphysical enthusiasm, talk- ing about analysis and synthesis to his fath... ...the heart and brain of each indi- vidual. But neither must we confound the theories or as- pects of morality with the origin of our moral ideas. These... ...nkers and suc- cessive generations of men. If we ask: Which of these many theories is the true one? we may answer: All of 38 Philebus them—moral se... ...ctically certain. 43 Plato The rule of human life is not dependent on the theories of philosophers: we know what our duties are for the most part bef...

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...h recent work, in various fields, has tended to show the necessity of such theories as those which I shall be advocating. Accordingly in this first le... ...ying that we are possessed of “con- sciousness.” Before considering modern theories, let us look first at con- sciousness from the standpoint of conve... ...182-272 (1899), especially pp. 185-8. 13 The Analysis of Mind which other theories can be stated. In the remainder of the present lecture I shall sta... ...ield of “unconscious” phenomena which does not depend upon psycho-analytic theories. Such occurrences as automatic writing lead Dr. Morton Prince to s... ...e reciprocal causal independence of mind and matter has no basis except in metaphysical theory.* For us, there is no necessity to make any such assump... ...establish the maxim, and the possibility of psychological causal laws. The metaphysical conception of a cause lingers in our manner of viewing causal ... ...n the ground that what is past cannot operate now, is to introduce the old metaphysical notion of cause, for which science can find no place. The only... ...A causes B,” pro- vided we do not attach to the notion of cause any of the metaphysical superstitions that have gathered about the word. There is anot... ...sumed existent called a piece of matter, which would be a mere unnecessary metaphysical thing in itself. A piece of matter, according to the definitio...

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... THE DRAMATIC POWER of the dialogues of Plato ap pears to diminish as the metaphysical interest of them increases (compare Introd. to the Philebus)... ...he eni phresin, allo de eipe. For their difficulty was not a practical but a metaphysical one; and their conception of false hood was really impaired... ...e; and their conception of false hood was really impaired and weakened by a metaphysical illusion. The strength of the illusion seems to lie in the ... ...ceives to be even older than Xenophanes (compare Protag.). Still older were theories of two and three principles, hot and cold, moist and dry, which ... ...en up again; the nature of Not being is detected, and there is no longer any metaphysical impediment in the way of admitting the possibility of falseh... ...hesis first of all. (1) If we suppose the universal separation of kinds, all theories alike are swept away; the pa trons of a single principle of res... ...ike have the ground cut from under them; and all creators of the universe by theories of composition and 36 Sophist – Plato division, whether out of ... ...determination is ne gation. Plato takes or gives so much of either of these theories as was necessary or possible in the age in which he lived. In th... ... combined by him in the notion, seem to be never really concrete; they are a metaphysical anatomy , not a living and thinking substance. Though we are...

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...e and preoccupied myself with religion, but it did not adjust itself to my theories and so I broke with it. Without it I was able to live quite conten... ...and long winded discussions give him keen enjoyment, for he is garrulous, metaphysical, and argumentative. In money matters careless and extravagant,... ...ya Polyana, gave additional strength to Tolstoy’s conviction that in these theories lay the elements essential to the trans formation and rejuvenatio... ... But to in oculate the landed proprietors of Russia as a class with those theories was a task which even his genius could not hope to accomplish. He ... ... be constantly borne in mind. He attained a splendid fulfilment of his own theories, em ploying the moujik’s expressive vernacular in portraying his ... ...e or the humour of Gogol, were welcome interruptions to his ever absorbing metaphysical studies. In later life, also, though never in touch with the r... ...rth mark is stamped on all Tolstoy’s utterances, the simplest and the most metaphysical. But though he did not pass scathless through the purging fire... ...often to the village to talk with the men, and devel oped his socialistic theories, insisting particularly on the nationalisation of the land. After ...

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...me should be at fault. In actual fact, time has shown many flaws in Marx’s theories. The develop- ment of the world has been sufficiently like his pro... ...partly in his writings, but more in those of Kropotkin.[Criticism of these theories will be reserved for Part II.] Michel Bakunin was born in 1814 of ... ...ing of political economy. I had not yet 33 Bertrand Russell rid myself of metaphysical abstractions, and my Socialism was only instinctive. He, thoug... ... They are chaotic, largely, aroused by some passing occasion, abstract and metaphysical, except when they deal with current politics. He does not come... ... movement and the truly heroic and high-minded men who have elaborated its theories and sacrificed comfort and success to their propaga- tion. The ter... ...ore opportunist and were also called possibilists and cared little for the theories of Marx. In 1890 there was a secession from the Broussists, who fo... ...pecially studied by Kropotkin, who, whatever may be thought of his general theories of politics, is remarkably instructive, concrete and convincing in...

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...s at- tributes—”Pragmatism” as a test of the value of con- ceptions— God’s metaphysical attributes have no practical significance— His moral attribute... ...well be a descriptive one on “Man’s Religious Appetites,” and the second a metaphysical one on “Their Satisfaction through Philosophy.” But the un- e... ... or morbid, that has not some organic process as its condition. Scientific theories are organi- cally conditioned just as much as religious emotions a... ...ched to you in the first lecture. Of the farther office of reli- gion as a metaphysical revelation I will say nothing now. But to foreshadow the termi... ...more cosmic and tragic personage than that Being. The truth is that in the metaphysical and religious sphere, articulate reasons are cogent for us onl... ...nd Kind, Merciful as well as Pure. The same characters gen- erally have no metaphysical tendencies: they do not look back into themselves. Hence they ... ...ought: that he has known the oldest truth, and that he has done with human theories as to the origin, meaning, or destiny of the race. He is beyond in... ...ferent as to what purpose may be shown forth by them, and con- structs her theories quite careless of their bearing on human anxieties and fates. Thou... ...m James dhist saints are practically indistinguishable in their lives. The theories which Religion generates, being thus variable, are secondary; and ...

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...uck, the one by his knowledge, the other by his dialectical acuteness. The theories of International Values and of Profits were excogitated and worked... ... These books, dealt with in our manner, afforded a high range for original metaphysical speculation: and most of what has been done in the First Book ... ...s in every department of human knowledge: first, the theological, next the metaphysical, and lastly, the positive stage; and contended, that social sc... ...834 Sir William Molesworth, himself a laborious student, and a precise and metaphysical thinker, capable of aiding the cause by his pen as well as by ... ...al part of the chapter, the state ment and discussion of the two opposite theories respecting the proper condition of the labouring classes, was whol... ...e multiplica tion of the subjects on which I wrote, especially those of a metaphysical character. But when I became a member of Parliament. I began t... ...as written. Having been originally published at a time when the current of metaphysical speculation ran in a quite oppo site direction to the psychol...

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...y following it, arrive at a Lionship. But my attention was not confined to theories alone. Every morning I gave my proboscis a couple of pulls and swa... ...ssible styles where the writer is in too great a hurry to think. “The tone metaphysical is also a good one. If you know any big words this is your cha... ..., an accident occurred of too momentous a nature in a moral, and also in a metaphysical point of view, to be passed over without notice. It appeared t... ..., however, among a particular set at the university, a reputation for deep metaphysical thinking, and, I believe, for some logi- cal talent. As a duel... ... to be now looking over my shoulder? These men, I say, theorize; and their theories are simply corrected, reduced, system- atized—cleared, little by l... ...ving foreseen these inevitable evils, and intent upon the invention of new theories, the matter was put to an abrupt issue by a fellow of the name of ... ... open my mouth; much less, then, make reply to some ingenious but fanciful theories of which, under other circumstances, my minute ac- quaintance with...

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...thorough confusion of ideas than the error of suppos- ing Donne and Cowley metaphysical in the sense wherein Wordsworth and Coleridge are so. With the... ... hidden from the profane eyes of the multitude. But in this view even the “metaphysical verse” of Cowley is but evidence of the simplicity and single-... ...ch men as Coleridge and Southey, but, being wise, have laughed at poetical theories so prosaically exemplifled. “Aristotle, with singular assurance, h... ...ical of all writings—but it required a Wordsworth to pronounce it the most metaphysical. He seems to think that the end of poetry is, or should be, in... ...truction is merely the means of obtaining. “I see no reason, then, why our metaphysical poets should plume themselves so much on the utility of their ... ...his long rigmarole, I have, dear B—, what you, no doubt, perceive, for the metaphysical poets as poets, the most sovereign contempt. That they have fo...

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...epted as the first principles of a science, are really the last results of metaphysical analysis, practised on the elementary notions with which the s... ...n the present occasion, I shall, without further discus sion of the other theories, attempt to contribute something towards the understanding and app...

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... Respon- sibility. The discussion designedly excludes what we may call the metaphysical issues of the problem, which here present themselves, it moves... ...dence of what he is. Aristotle is un- able wholly to avoid allusion to the metaphysical difficulties and what he does here say upon them is obscure an... ...parts of the body, and everything that is capable of division; or are only metaphysically speaking two, being by nature inseparable, as are convex and... ...d the matter sufficiently when the difficulties have been solved, and such theories as are most approved are left as a residuum. The chief points may ... ...culties raised are pretty near such as I have described them, and of these theories we must remove some and leave others as established; because the s... ...ake, and is careless of his own interest. [Sidenote: 1168b] But with these theories facts are at vari- ance, and not unnaturally: for it is commonly s... ...low, both having plausibility on their side. Per- haps then, in respect of theories of this kind, the proper course is to distinguish and define how f... ...soundness of this policy; in matters respecting men’s feelings and actions theories are less con- vincing than facts: whenever, therefore, they are fo...

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...e mass, as also that the thoughts which serve as a basis for philosophical theories are an inseparable part of that intellect, and that every man must... ...thoughts be- fore he can know anything of the existence of philosophi- cal theories. To my own mind those thoughts presented themselves with such clar... ...rue happiness of that period of our life. How I loved those moments in our metaphysical discussions (discussions which formed the major portion of our...

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... an illu- minating and unintentionally ironical complement to the implicit theories of our present social order, it is worthy of close attention. The ... ...on assumptions that are at once doubtful and desirable. It seems free from metaphysical considerations, and it has none of those disconcerting persona... ...Use of Words in Reasoning,” in Sigwart’s “Logic,” in contemporary American metaphysical speculation. I am only one inciden- tal voice speaking in a ge... ...lidity of the physical sciences, is ever to be hoped for—at least upon the metaphysical assumptions of this paper. With that conceded, we may go on to... ...rongest doubts upon the practical applicability of the current logical and metaphysical conceptions in those fields. We have emerged only partially fr... ...uite possible that in university lecture rooms and forbid- ding volumes of metaphysical discussion a new emancipa- tion of the human intellect and wil...

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...a Christian land by the word ‘religion?’ My purpose is not to propound any metaphysical problem; I wish only, in the plainest possible sense, to ask, ... ...e for what purpose was the religion? This I pronounce error. All the moral theories of antiquity were utterly disjoined from religion. But this fallac... ... necessity. The Greeks could not conceive of spirituality. Neither can we, metaphysically, as- sign the conditions of the spiritual; but, practically,... ...o weaker borrowed their value and vis apodeictica from the more rig- orous metaphysical argument. The physico-theological ar- gument he forced to back... ...r myself only, profoundly believe that the Scriptures ascribe absolute and metaphysical eter- nity to one sole Being, viz., to God; and derivatively t... ..., long before man and human frailty existed, should have crept by some way metaphysically inconceivable. What search could be sufficient, where even t... ...losophy, all the primary facts of history become liable continually to new theories, to new combinations, and to new valuations of their moral relatio... ... the local circumstances in each separate case. Now, amongst the political theories of the Bible is this— that pauperism is not an accident in the con...

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... and always liable to calamity in this world. But along with the civil and metaphysical history of man, another history goes daily forward,—that of th... ...elements and the historical eras? Nay, what does history yet record of the metaphysical annals of man? What light does it shed on those mysteries whi... ...f an infinite remoteness. Shall we fear to cool our love by mining for the metaphysical founda- tion of this Elysian temple? Shall I not be as real as... ...rs we shall have condensed into our encyclopaedia the net value of all the theories at which the world has yet ar- rived. But year after year our tabl... ...n excess of fellowship. Let the incommuni- cable objects of nature and the metaphysical isolation of man teach us independence. Let us not be too much... ...moeopathy, of hydropathy, of mesmerism, of phrenology, and their wonderful theories of the Christian miracles! Others assailed particular voca- tions,... ...astronomy; the shock of the electric spark in the elbow, outvalues all the theories; the taste of the nitrous oxide, the firing of an artificial volca...

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...e sellers and the buyers, for all commodities taken together, must, by the metaphysical necessity of the case, be an exact equipoise to each other; an... ...ll that we can do more, is to endeavour to be impartial critics of our own theories, and to free ourselves, as far as we are able, from that reluctanc... ...ll that we can do more, is to endeavour to be impartial critics of our own theories, and to free ourselves, as far as we are able, from that reluctanc...

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...inquiringly at Levin. Levin felt that it would be improper to enter upon a metaphysical discussion with the priest, and so he said in reply merely wha... ...on of the subject of the picture having brought him to one of his favorite theories, Golenishtchev launched forth into a disquisition on it. “I can’t ... ...ne of 39 Tolstoy those free-thinkers you know, who are reared d’emblee in theories of atheism, scepticism, and materialism. In former days,” said Gol...

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...hat they have gained in generality they have lost in truth and distinctness. Metaphysical con- ceptions easily pass into one another; and the simpler ... ...we can only realize by an effort, imperceptibly blend with the more familiar theories of modern philosophers. An eye for proportion is needed (his own...

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...an; or to things promising for knowledge; or to things which, like dubious theories or imperfect attempts at systematizing, though neu- tral as regard... ...ories, applied to processes current and in movement, or under the shape of theories applied to processes past and accomplished. The Mosaic cosmogony, ... ... (concerning which the most eminent of theologians have held very opposite theories,) one thing is certain, that, so long as we entertain such pretens... ... eight o’clock, to seven, to six, five, four, three; until at this point a metaphysical fear fell upon me that I was actually backing into ‘yesterday,... ...nment. But, argues the subtle legend, even that attrition, when weighed in metaphysical scales, cannot be denied its value; it has detached from the p...

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... department of anthropology the public mind suffers from the imposition of theories and assertions claiming to be “scientific,” which have no more rel... ...ic regulation and con- trol it is wiser not to act at all than to act upon theories and uncertainties; while the State may very well wait for a gen- e... ...f the geological record—in relation to the known laws and the various main theories of the evolutionary process 202 Mankind in the Making will be tak... ...cation is but one more example of that human weakness that splashes Oxford metaphysical writings with needless tags and shreds of Greek and set Demetr...

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...lanet, had entered largely into my calculations; this too in spite of many theories to the contrary, and, it may be added, in spite of a general disbe... ...to throw upon many very important 67 V olume One branches of physical and metaphysical science — I must so- licit, through the influence of your hono... ...lf ‘stereotomy’ without being brought to think of atomies, and thus of the theories of Epicurus; and since, when we discussed this subject not very lo...

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...sayin’ the very same, Mr. Buchanan,” the skipper interrupted. “That’s more metaphysical than I can follow,” said Miss Frazier, laughing. “Why so? Ye’r... ... Institute on the supply of ammunition in the field, and the one man whose theories most irritated Major Cottar would deliver it. A heated discussion ...

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...with a child-like confidence, to her guidance through the chaotic world of metaphysical investigation at which I was most busily occupied during the e... ...it, or that my thoughts fell back aghast upon the wild tales and thrilling theories of the entombed Morella? I snatched from the scrutiny of the world...

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... for the preservation of her rights. She should become acquainted with the metaphysical designs of those who condescended to sing the siren song of fl... ... satisfied now? No. Nothing ever satisfies her but demonstration; untested theories are not in her line, and she won’t have them. It is the right spir...

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...chief mental interest in the watering place consisted in watching and making theories about the people she did not know. It was characteristic of Kitt... ...ness, and whole periods ranged themselves in his mind in illustration of his theories. “I must write that down,” he thought. “That ought to form a bri... ...g inquiringly at Levin. Levin felt that it would be improper to enter upon a metaphysical discussion with the priest, and so he said in reply merely w... ...tion of the subject of the picture having brought him to one of his favorite theories, Golenishtchev launched forth into a disquisition on it. Part V... ...s nowadays, one of those free thinkers you know, who are rearedd’embl´ ee in theories of atheism, scepticism, and materialism. In former days,” said G... ...ergey Ivanovitch to go looking for mushrooms with Varenka confirmed cer tain theories of Kitty’s with which her mind had been very busy of late. She m...

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...gantuaine is still un- decided. Is it by Rabelais or by someone else? Both theories are defensible, and can be supported by good reasons. In the Chron... ... he was, Rabelais had little care to be so etymological, and it is not his theories but those of the modern scholar that have been ventilated. Somewha... ...ar and surpassing f. Such another f. Special and excelling f. Graduated f. Metaphysical f. Commensal f. Scatical f. Primolicentiated f. Predicamental ...

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...l welfare of the society; yet they have given occasion to very dif- ferent theories of political economy; of which some magnify the importance of that... ...ried on in towns, others of that which is carried on in the country. Those theories have had a 10 The Wealth of Nations considerable influence, not o... ...fourth book, to explain as fully and dis- tinctly as I can those different theories, and the principal effects which they have produced in different a... ...ainly true. But without entering into the disagreeable dis- cussion of the metaphysical arguments by which they support their very ingenious theory, i...

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...ce was one he very frequently employed.) He would transfer a ques- tion to metaphysical heights, pass on to definitions of space, time, and thought, a... ...all the mess they can, because they have nothing in their German heads but theories not worth an empty eggshell and haven’t in their hearts the one th... ...uth admitted thousands of years ago by all the religious and philo- sophic theories—that from the point of view of reason man is subject to the law of...