THE SENTIMENT OF RATIONALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Rationality means fluent thinking, 63. Simplification, 65.

Clearness, 66. Their antagonism, 66. Inadequacy of the

abstract, 68. The thought of nonentity, 71. Mysticism, 74. Pure

theory cannot banish wonder, 75. The passage to practice may

restore the feeling of rationality, 75. Familiarity and

expectancy, 76. 'Substance,' 80. A rational world must appear

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congruous with our powers, 82. But these differ from man to

man, 88. Faith is one of them, 90. Inseparable from doubt, 95.

May verify itself, 96. Its rôle in ethics, 98. Optimism and

pessimism, 101. Is this a moral universe?--what does the problem

mean? 103. Anaesthesia _versus_ energy, 107. Active assumption

necessary, 107. Conclusion, 110.

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