The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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Page 66
... human nature from a specialized stand- point . But the doctor , especially the hospital doctor , sees it bare . Reticences can generally be undermined ; very often there are none . Fear for the most part will shatter every defence ...
... human nature from a specialized stand- point . But the doctor , especially the hospital doctor , sees it bare . Reticences can generally be undermined ; very often there are none . Fear for the most part will shatter every defence ...
Page 306
... human being , like hunger and sex , and at the same time to endow it with a specific quality that flatters the philosophic craving for unity . So aesthetics have been derived from an instinct of expression , an exuberance of vitality ...
... human being , like hunger and sex , and at the same time to endow it with a specific quality that flatters the philosophic craving for unity . So aesthetics have been derived from an instinct of expression , an exuberance of vitality ...
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... human life . Yet that is what the ęsthetes claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I included the beauties of nature , for I was very much of opinion , as indeed I still am , that their ...
... human life . Yet that is what the ęsthetes claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I included the beauties of nature , for I was very much of opinion , as indeed I still am , that their ...
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