The Life of the Spirit in Contemporary Civilization |
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æsthetic affec allurements arduous ascetic asceticism Athe Bergson ciple of inwardness contemplation CONTEMPORARY CIVILIZATION contradiction cultural decedent's denied desire developed discipline disinterested dominated the thought Doubtless E. A. FOERSTER earth emotional ence energies essential forms existence external familiar dualism find expres finite mind FOERSTER LECTURE forever Germanica good-will health and beauty human ideals impulses individual inner experience insight instincts intellectual love intelligence itual jects kind of love light and warmth ligious live meaning of spirit ment metaphysics moral mystics nation ness outer world passion perience possession problem psychical forces qualities quest race reality realm recognized religion religious renunciation rightly seeking sense sion social order Socrates sorrow soul Spinoza spir stantly sublimated suffering taboos tasks teach Nirvana things third kind three corresponding tion tive transcend truth ture unceasingly UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA varying measures Veil Western world whole wisdom worldly