The Sentiment of Rationality

Rationality means fluent thinking, . Simplification, . Clearness, . Their antagonism, . Inadequacy of the abstract, . The thought of nonentity, . Mysticism, . Pure theory cannot banish wonder, . The passage to practice may restore the feeling of rationality, . Familiarity and expectancy, . 'Substance,' . A rational world must appear congruous with our powers, . But these differ from man to man, . Faith is one of them, . Inseparable from doubt, . May verify itself, . Its rôle in ethics, . Optimism and pessimism, . Is this a moral universe?—what does the problem mean? . Anaesthesia versus energy, . Active assumption necessary, . Conclusion, .