Word: belief
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...vote is not an expression of mob prejudice, nor of blind militarism. It is the earnest opinion of a thousand men who believe they see the necessities which their nations must face. It is our earnest belief that those who showed themselves opposed would, when put to the test, do their share towards preserving the prestige of their country, no less than more "militaristic" thinkers...
Barrett Wendell's retirement from active teaching will be regretted by many more than the students who have actually come under his instruction at Harvard. Few educators have made a greater impression as up-to-date thinkers. Professor Wendell's basic belief is that the English language is a living and growing organism. It is a belief perfunctorily subscribed to by all teachers of language and consistently lived...
...mediums, a great deal has been done through such mediums as Mrs. Piper, who was first discovered by Professor William James and others of equal importance. The various records of psychic phenomena which Dr. Hyslop set before the meeting revealed in a most interesting manner the basis for his belief that streams of consciousness survive the body. "I believe," said the noted psychologist in concluding, "that you cannot prove the existence of God without proving immortality of the soul." After his address Professor Hyslop answered all questions which anyone wished...
...rather guess Shaw knew, but he has kept his secret, and the challenge "to make war on war" is virtually a sealed book. All this may be highly commended, for what didactic influence Shaw is attempting to make, is sent out over the footlights with a subtlety and belief that "the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick." Shaw forces moral and ethical discussion on us, but our throat is not crammed so full as to interfere with our occasional giggle, which we need to have on hand when we are communing with this British...
Predominant in the group of news-and-picture articles is the essay that Professor Muensterberg contributed to the Illustrated a short time before his death. It analyzes the records of the men who were in his psychology class last spring and drags forward the belief of the psychologist that Harvard undergraduates do not make full use of their own mental attainments. It is remarkable that one man should have won a rating of 100 per cent. in Dr. Muensterberg's test, but it is likewise remarkable that so many of the other students fell far below that grade...