The Energies of Men
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But whether for arousing or for stopping be- lief, ideas may fail to be efficacious, just as a wire at one time alive with electricity, may at an- other time be dead. Here our insight into causes fails us, and we can only note results in general terms. In general, whether ^a given idea shall^' be a live idea depends more on the person into whose mind it is injected than on the idea itself. Which is the suggestive idea for this person, and which for that one? Mr. Fletcher's disciples re- generat...e themselves by the idea (and the fact) that they are chewing, and -re-chewing, and super-chewing their food. Dr. Dewey's pupils regenerate themselves by going without their breakfast a fact, but also an ascetic idea. Not every one can use these ideas with the same suc- cess.
But apart from such individually varying sus- [30] THE ENERGIES OF MM ceptibilities, there are common lines along which men simply as men tend to be inflammable by ideas. As certain objects naturally awaken love, anger, or cupidity, so certain ideas naturally awaken the energies of loyalty, courage, endur- ance, or devotion.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But whether for arousing or for stopping be- lief, ideas may fail to be efficacious, just as a wire at one time alive with electricity, may at an- other time be dead. Here our insight into causes fails us, and we can only note results in general terms. In general, whether ^a given idea shall^' be a live idea depends more on the person into whose mind it is injected than on the idea itself. Which is the suggestive idea for this person, and which for that one? Mr. Fletcher's disciples re- generat...e themselves by the idea (and the fact) that they are chewing, and -re-chewing, and super-chewing their food. Dr. Dewey's pupils regenerate themselves by going without their breakfast a fact, but also an ascetic idea. Not every one can use these ideas with the same suc- cess.
But apart from such individually varying sus- [30] THE ENERGIES OF MM ceptibilities, there are common lines along which men simply as men tend to be inflammable by ideas. As certain objects naturally awaken love, anger, or cupidity, so certain ideas naturally awaken the energies of loyalty, courage, endur- ance, or devotion.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James William to read onlineMoreLess
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