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...philosophy, must have come from the prominence in his consciousness of mystical moods. . .? The notion is thoroughly characteristic of the mystical level, and the Aufgabe of making it articulate was surely set to Hegel's intellect by mystical feeling." The bizarre consequences of the Hegelian system when applied to brute Anglo-American "facts" tend to vanish in the realm of pure sensation. Hegel really "makes sense" in this pre-rational area; his work appears expressly designed for dealing with pure experience...
...listen: "You will hear a great noise inside it." When Lazarillo gullibly does as he is told, the beggar slams his soft young head against the hard stone. He knocks more sense into the boy than he intended to. At the first chance, Lazarillo slyly stands the old blind brute in front of a stone column, tells him he is standing at the edge of a narrow brook...
...buildings have been built over so many protests. Esthetes argued that it would ruin the view down Park Avenue (it does). Commuters were fearful that it would overtax already swarming Grand Central Station. Argued Yale Professor Vincent Scully: "Except for brute expediency, it shouldn't be there at all." It was suggested that the site be used for a park instead. Wolfson agreed, but added conclusively: ''Who can afford to dedicate a $20 million plot to a park...
Today, one can make a very good case for football as our national sport, and its popularity has been growing every season. Football combines ample displays of speed, grace, and brute power with a great deal of action. Baseball might provide a moment of power when Mickey Mantle blasts one into the bleachers at Yankee Stadium, or a moment of speed when Maury Wills takes off for second base. But Mantle would have to hit 15 home runs a game to rival the spectacle of Jimmy Brown hitting the Giants' line...
...without a word of preparation, the god brings home a bride (Key Meersman). Poor thing, she is only two years older than the boy, and the brute treats her just as badly. About two weeks after the wedding, without a word of preparation, he leaves her-pregnant. Alone together, the two children timidly fall in love, and when the baby is born, the son assumes the responsibilities his father has shirked. When the father returns, the son sees with awful clarity that his idol has feet of clay. One day, without a word of preparation, the son leaves the island...