| 单词 | receptivity |
| 例句 | This discussion does not exhaust the list of reasons proposed to explain why societies differ in their receptivity to new technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Then you want me not to let some previous conviction injure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter. Do I read your lesson aright?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Hence social scientists continue to debate the specific reasons why receptivity changed in Islam, China, and Europe, and why the Chimbus, Ibos, and Navajo were more receptive to new technology than were their neighbors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z How do differences in receptivity among societies arise? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, receptivity to innovation fluctuates in time within the same region. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was now with boys and girls who were studying, fighting, talking; it revitalized my being, whipped my senses to a high, keen pitch of receptivity. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Still another alternative view holds that it is a matter not of individual inventiveness but of the receptivity of whole societies to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll forgive me for saying so, my dear, but I perceive very little aura around you. Very little receptivity to the resonances of the future.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Thomas's poem can be read as an extended metaphor drawn from such ideas of receptivity. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z Certainly his listening was a full-body act, a receptivity you could see in his posture, on his lined face, can even see in photographs, the mixture of proximity and distance in his gaze. Postscript: John Berger, 1926-2017 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Turner's infectious enjoyment was fuelled by emotional receptivity, not fashionable eclecticism. Richard Turner obituary 2011-08-28T12:25:31Z What is most striking throughout is an almost psychotherapeutic sense of receptivity. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Full receptivity required removal from ego-driven clamor, which was how, in his most stressed moments, he viewed human discourse. Lessons in Constructive Solitude From Thoreau 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Many people speak about their heightened receptivity to the vibrations of sound, which they experience through their body. Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Gauguin's receptivity to non-Western art influences continued to the end of his life. SAM's Gauguin show gives equal due to different traditions 2012-02-05T05:07:25Z All of these things fed a voracious appetite for sensory, intellectual and emotional experience in a life of sharp sight and heightened receptivity, free of preconception and cliche. John Hoyland obituary 2011-08-01T19:14:31Z Loneliness was a state of receptivity and creative inspiration. Let us all praise loneliness 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z And, for a short while, listening turned into a state of pure receptivity: beginner’s ear. Out of Silence, the Music of Meditation 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z But chances are these movies, and the academy’s receptivity to them, are in part products of a shift that began when criticism of Hollywood’s white, male homogeneity became impossible to ignore. This Year’s Oscars Belong to Strong Women in Fierce Roles 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z In its acute, open-eyed and generously minded receptivity to many dimensions of artistic expression, “Printin’ ” is an inspiring model of curatorial imagination. Art Review: ?Print/Out? and ?Printin? ?at the Museum of Modern Art 2012-02-16T23:07:07Z I lower myself and I watch his already enormous eyes enlarge, rapt, his posture slouch in easy receptivity, the last surreptitious instinct having been drained from him in surgery: He is defenseless. How my husband forgot sex 2014-02-13T00:00:00Z It takes humility to learn, and we are salting the earth against any hope of humble receptivity to painful lessons. Perspective | What’s happening in Afghanistan can’t be reduced to images with historic parallels. When will we learn to see things in real time? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Would you be willing to raise the volume on your receptivity to my attempts at being a card?” Ask Alanis Morissette: I'm married but attracted to another man 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It might present two sides of the literary vocation, showing how impulsive receptivity to experience needs to be balanced with hard, thoughtful work and a certain resistance to experience. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti 2012-06-25T11:57:22Z Mr. Kushner, for his part, suspects — or at least hopes — that this receptivity extends to the Shaw Festival audiences: “If you’re a Shavian, you probably like to listen to people talk a lot.” Kushner’s ‘The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide’ Finds a Niche at the Shaw Festival 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z He says he has seen a new receptivity since “Marking Time”; the 2020 national reckoning with race and justice; and shifting sympathies toward people ensnared by drugs, in the wake of the opioid crisis. From Prison to the Art Gallery 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z “We shell shock you into receptivity,” Mr. Smedresman told me later. Your Vacation Mission? Find This Stolen Horse 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z “There wasn’t a lot of receptivity to the things I really wanted to write about at the time. I think there is increasing openness to those things now, which makes me really hopeful.” The Women Who Run the ‘Star Wars’ Universe 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Each video requires a mental effort at quietness and receptivity. Perspective | Bill Viola’s videos show what art can do and expose what the Barnes Collection lacks 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Even though I’d lived in the apartment I was leaving for over twenty years, I’d shared it with a number of friends and too many ideas about what constituted generosity and receptivity. Revealing and Obscuring Myself on the Streets of New York 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z What is most striking is his receptivity – the quality of his attention. Royal Court theatre prepares to bid farewell to King Dominic 2013-03-10T07:00:00Z “Whether it be performance or safety or infotainment, it will trickle down as long as there is receptivity.” What’s happening to the color of L.A. cars? Inside the obsession with muted earth tones 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The researchers saw that the female mice would lower their backs in response to the light, which is lordosis, a female mouse sexual behavior indicating receptivity to a male mouse. The power of social touch: How a loving caress really can ease anxiety 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z By the end of the recording, you just may feel the world ever so slightly differently, with your perception a little changed, your receptivity a little enhanced, your sense of wonder a little improved. Commentary: How Julia Bullock became an essential soprano for our times 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z With Shingrix available at pharmacies without charge, “the receptivity to vaccination for older adults will increase substantially, especially among underserved populations,” he predicted. Medicare Begins to Rein In Drug Costs for Older Americans 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The Centre for the Less Good Idea seems to bear, in its very name, that humility and receptivity you’re talking about. Why artist William Kentridge is embracing shadows in his new Broad show 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z But health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to covid precautions. Biden officials worry pandemic exhaustion could lead to bad covid winter 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Just that prevailing economic conditions and something in Uruguay’s character had afforded the transition more receptivity than anyone predicted. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Before Hitler attained power, America’s receptivity to immigrants had waned, and antisemitism, especially in society’s upper reaches, had not. Opinion | ‘U.S. and the Holocaust’ immerses viewers in the limitations that define tragedy 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z If children’s wisdom and receptivity to images are present, this idealized picture has great appeal. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z That makes all the difference in producing receptivity. As politics poison churches, a nonprofit teaches deep listening 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Two months later, alliance members met with the White House Domestic Policy Council, where they left “encouraged” by the council’s “receptivity,” according to a note about the meeting on the alliance’s website. The FDA says a drug for pregnant women doesn’t work. Why is it still being prescribed? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “But the big change is the apparent receptivity of juries to convict police officers when they harm or kill someone in the line of duty,” she said. Another trial in the killing of George Floyd, this time for other officers at the scene 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The test, called an endometrial receptivity analysis, takes a biopsy of the interior lining of the uterus. A Popular Test Claims to Boost I.V.F. Success. The Science Is Unclear. 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The question is inspired by the release of yet another survey placing California in the basement among states as measured by their receptivity to business. Column: If California is such an 'anti-business' state, why is its economy booming? 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z “There’s more receptivity on the Republican side to having that dialogue, and they also see the potential to reach some common ground here.” Democrats signal they’re open to concessions on infrastructure 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z But receptivity to receiving a coronavirus vaccine has increased in the past few months. The public’s concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z But the overriding sentiment from the global leaders was one of relief and receptivity to having the United States back in the fold after four years of President Donald Trump. A few virtual hiccups, abundant global relief as Biden puts the U.S. back in the game on climate efforts 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z We are seeing receptivity now in the Black community. Republicans’ serious health problem — opposing the vaccines 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The Post-ABC poll’s findings about individuals’ willingness to be vaccinated are consistent with other surveys that found Americans’ receptivity to getting a vaccine dipped in September but rebounded later in the fall. Most Americans say the coronavirus pandemic is not controlled, Post-ABC poll finds 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z The report’s language is often stark, describing Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s receptivity to Russian outreach as a “grave counterintelligence threat” that made the campaign susceptible to “malign Russian influence.” Senate report details security risk posed by 2016 Trump campaign’s Russia contacts 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z And then Trump’s election stoked white liberals into an even more heightened “receptivity,” she said, to the critique of their failings that she laid out in her book and workshops. ‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z I do believe we will only win this with an interplay of mass-movement pressure from the outside, but also a receptivity from the inside. Naomi Klein: 'We must not return to the pre-Covid status quo, only worse' 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The partially released Mueller report in April 2019 described Russian efforts to tamper with the election and the Trump campaign’s receptivity to certain “Russian offers of assistance to the campaign”. Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z It isn’t until these choices solidify into actual candidates and are presented to voters in a context that includes named party nominees that “true” third-party or independent receptivity becomes clear. Justin Amash's Libertarian candidacy may act as a spoiler – but for whom? | Rachel Bitecofer 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “We thought, maybe the swamp wallaby is pushing estrus back into pregnancy so it has a longer period of receptivity to find a male in the wild.” This Mom Is Still Pregnant. But She’s Already Having Another Baby. 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Although I like to think that I brought a certain receptivity to the party – I was his ideal reader – I was knocked out straight away. Clive James: the last interview 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Vice President Mike Pence hailed the Trump administration’s receptivity to faith-based adoption agencies Tuesday at a ceremony for adoptive families and groups. Pence touts Trump administration for receptivity to faith-based adoption agencies 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The receptivity, the acceptance, the decency—in any way geographically located? Pete Buttigieg Talks Impeachment, Health Care, and the Political Spectrum 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But others have felt deflated by what they see as management’s lack of receptivity to their concerns, two former employees said. The war inside Palantir: Data-mining firm’s ties to ICE under attack by employees 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Among the privileges that “The Souvenir” delineates is the opportunity that may be found in the role of protégée, at a phase of life when one is all receptivity. Joanna Hogg’s Self-Portrait of a Lady 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Media Lab, from which, it says, it is adopting four new metrics—“shared attention,” “shared reality,” “receptivity,” and “variety of opinion”—to gauge conversational health. Jack Dorsey’s TED Interview and the End of an Era 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z But the audience’s receptivity to Peck is touching. What Went Wrong at New York City Ballet 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Openness to feelings implies receptivity to one’s own inner feelings and emotions and the evaluation of emotion as an important part of life. Do You Have a Healthy Personality? 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z And the answer is: Just what is your receptivity to something that sure looks like it came from a bull? Lies, lies and more lies. Out of an old Tacoma house, fact-checking site Snopes uncovers them 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z It brings together judgment and gentleness, reason and passion, acerbity and receptivity. How to write the perfect sentence 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He talked about Twitter’s attempts to “increase the health of the public conversation,” for which he has previously proposed four possible indicators: “shared attention, shared reality, variety of opinion, and receptivity.” Facebook and Twitter’s Rehearsed Dance on Capitol Hill 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z On its company blog, Twitter said it was inspired by Cortico, a nonprofit research organization that is trying to measure “conversational health” with four indicators: shared attention, shared reality, variety of opinion and receptivity. Opinion | For Whom the Trump Trolls 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Much of Bourdain’s appeal was rooted in his embrace of new foods and cultures, which he eagerly approached with generosity and receptivity. ‘Tony was a symphony’: Friends and fans remember Anthony Bourdain 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z That shift in sentiment mainly owes to growing skepticism among Republicans, reflecting their receptivity to Trump's repeated attacks on what he calls the Mueller "witch hunt" that are regularly echoed by conservative media. Approval of Russia investigation slips as Trump's ramped-up attacks solidify his base against it 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z If one looks closely, however, other connotations are possible, such as abundance, efficiency or receptivity. Opinion | Stop Calling Washington a Swamp. It’s Offensive to Swamps. 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z They gave us questionnaires so we could spend the next week testing the public’s receptivity to this idea. California burning: life among the wildfires 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Media Lab, became a founder and the chairman of Cortico, a nonprofit that is developing tools to measure public conversations online to gauge attributes like shared attention, variety of opinion and receptivity. It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame. 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The receptivity of the IPO market will hinge on such volatility subsiding. Exclusive: BMC Software explores IPO: sources 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Apparently for spiders, as for humans, it’s the wrapping that counts, because the worthlessness of the gift inside did not affect the receptivity of the female. Opinion | Gift-Giving Tips From Scientists 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z “I’ve found a lot of receptivity” to the guidelines among physicians, Farrell said. The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z In both faiths, her receptivity to the will of God is seen as a model for all men and women. The smashers of Mary’s images are acting more against statues than against her 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z But Latin American countries — so far at least — generally are reciprocating Venezuela’s decades-long receptivity to immigrants from all over the world. Driven by unrest and violence, Venezuelans are fleeing their country by the thousands 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “Bailing out insurance companies is not a wonderful conservative talking point, and if that’s all it is . . . then it’s not going to be met with great receptivity” among Republicans. Trump’s Obamacare attack heralds new health-care battles on Capitol Hill 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z This tried-and-true tactic attempts to silence voices of change at the height of public receptivity to these calls. Opinion | Mass shootings are an American problem. There’s an American solution. 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z “Our access, and their receptivity to our requests for meetings, has been better than I’ve ever seen.” Business Groups Court White House Even After C.E.O. Defections 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z It bears all the hallmarks of a professionally planned, carefully orchestrated intelligence soft pitch designed to gauge receptivity, while leaving room for plausible deniability in case the approach is rejected. Perspective | Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting sure sounds like a Russian intelligence operation 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z "The big thing to watch will be what Putin asks for and what he offers in return and whether there's a sense of receptivity on the president's part." Trump and Putin Set to Meet for First Time at G20 Summit 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z There are various names for this willed receptivity to associations: flow, inspiration, the muse. The Illness and Insight of Robert Lowell 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z So-called “influence” in this period was a process of constantly negotiated receptivity and debate about new ideas. The Little-Known Role of Western Economists in Building a Post-Mao China 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Instead, the weakness of the established Canadian identity encouraged a plurality of them – not to mention a healthy flexibility and receptivity to change. The Canada experiment: is this the world's first 'postnational' country? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “There is quite a bit more receptivity to the notion of using fiscal policy more actively,” said Ms. Mann. OECD Amplifies Call for Increased Investment Spending 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z “We just left one that was 11,000. … It's been amazing, the receptivity. There’s never been anything like this in this country.” Yes, Donald Trump’s crowds are big — but not quite as ‘yuge’ as he often claims 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Trump proved during the primaries that there is a sizable audience for his harsh critique of the status quo and receptivity to a candidate who pledges strength and firmness above all else. In his most important speech ever, Trump echoes Richard Nixon 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Polls show receptivity to a third-party candidacy this year, but there are no reliable data measuring the appeal of the Johnson-Weld ticket. Libertarians could hurt somebody — but whom? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z It merely has to be a “yes” of openness and receptivity. How to say Yes! to sex (and not just 'OK, only if you shut up about it') | Jacqueline Hellyer 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z So pushing universal pre-K actually undermines growing public and political receptivity to what matters most: focusing more attention, and resources, on helping at-risk young children get a strong start in life. Pre-K Isn't Enough 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Shareholder activism may be another factor driving the receptivity of board picks from investors. Ammunition for Shaking Up a Board 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Others hint at delights officialdom frowned upon - some Indian soldiers' appreciative comments about the receptivity of Frenchwomen to their attentions, for instance. Why the Indian soldiers of WW1 were forgotten - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z It certainly explains the receptivity people are showing to the candidacy of Vermont Sen. Bernie Saunders who, after all, was elected several times mayor of his state's largest city running as a socialist. Gallup Shows Democrats Are Moving Ever Further Left 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z While the president may well be right, there will be little receptivity to such a message. Why Obama Should Build a Buffer Zone in Syria at Camp David Summit 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Like any strengths, receptivity and positivity — the expressions of “starting with yes” — eventually become liabilities if they are overused. The Power of Starting With ‘Yes’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z For personal growth, for a satisfying marriage and for a more peaceful world, what we need is more empathy, compassion, receptivity, emotionality and vulnerability, not less. Medicating Women’s Feelings 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z It was odd to see a news editor—and a highly capable one, judging from what I've read—strike a tone of uncritical receptivity. The Bad News About Good News 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z She was not passive but responded to me in ways that showed an open receptivity to my love in the form of simple, newborn appreciation. An excerpt from "Bella's Gift" 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Onstage, Miranda’s cast was getting comfortable wearing unfamiliar costumes, and enjoying the receptivity of an audience. Hip-Hop Hamilton 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z "I'm happy in the receptivity of the design. I'm happy that this product is a successful product, but we did not make that many of them, so it is in limited supply almost everywhere." BlackBerry CEO sees fewer new devices, focus on profitability 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Regulators’ sudden receptivity struck some observers as peculiar, given the lack of fresh evidence of effectiveness. Moms, Regulators, Biotech Startups, and the Battle Over a Potentially Life-Saving Drug 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Within the industry, Martucci says, "there's definitely a growing receptivity to digital technology." Welcome to the interactive future of brain medicine 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Everything hinges upon their attention, receptivity, and response. Highly Successful Marketers Always Ask These 7 Questions 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z “The financial health of the U.S. consumer, the extent and pace of the economic recovery, and the receptivity of the capital markets will all continue to play a part.” Vultures Circle Sears & JC Penney: Rumors, Weak Sales Cause Free Fall 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z "Given the receptivity for the Passport, I know that we'll have at least another generation of that device," said Chen. BlackBerry teases new device plans as turnaround takes shape 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z She also attributes a growing acceptance of games as effective learning tools in the classroom to parents’ increased receptivity to prosocial games. Is There A Market For Empathy? 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z "So we think these neurons are part of the real meat of female sexual receptivity." The sex life of the female fruit fly finally gets the attention it deserves 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Customer engagement and permission: The more engaged the customer is with your brand, the more valuable the data, since engagement drives receptivity and response rates. New Ways For Turning Data Into Dollars Now 2014-01-15T12:54:00Z “There is more receptivity to the idea because of the tough economic circumstances in that area,” Mr. King said. National Park Proves a Hard Gift to Give 2014-01-09T20:25:57Z The results showed heightened connectivity in the left temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with receptivity for language, on the mornings following the reading assignments. Can reading a novel change your brain? A study of brain scans suggests yes. 2014-01-06T22:01:00Z We play the edge of the moment, testing the body and mind with interlacing intentionalities of willpower and receptivity. Your Brain on Yoga: The Art of Extending the Self 2014-01-08T14:32:00Z Fortunately, three studies published today in Neuron and Current Biology are challenging the male bias that has marked fruit fly sex research by describing, in detail, the neurobiology of female sexual receptivity. The sex life of the female fruit fly finally gets the attention it deserves 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z "I appreciate the director's receptivity to this reform, and urge NSA to work with Congress to implement such a change as expeditiously as possible," Schiff said. Intelligence chiefs would consider changes to NSA data collection – top lawyer 2013-07-19T20:14:38Z This receptivity was undoubtedly adaptive for our ancestors, alerting them to predators lurking in the darkness. Night Noise: What a Sleeping Brain Hears 2013-06-17T15:45:00.153Z A great part of My Beloved World demonstrates her receptivity getting care, guidance, and mentorship at critical points in her development. Sonia Sotomayor's Next Big Gig: Mentor in Chief 2013-03-05T23:04:49Z The question is whether the firm has both the institutional appetite and cultural receptivity for the CIO to take on that role, and the business processes or customer facing technologies that warrant it. CIO-plus Series: Interview with Matt Aiello, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles CIO/CTO Practice 2013-02-11T17:10:22Z In the first study, published today in Current Biology, scientists describe a novel female sexual receptivity behavior called "pausing." The sex life of the female fruit fly finally gets the attention it deserves 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z And in a region known to some for rigid thinking, the receptivity has been remarkable.” Memphis Aims to Be a Friendlier Place for Cyclists 2012-12-29T00:27:19Z “There needs to be a high level of cultural receptivity from the company” to welcome millennials, she says. Why Digital Natives are on eBay's Wish List 2012-12-22T17:42:38Z Engagement behaviors indicate interest, receptivity, or agreement while disengagement behaviors signal that a person is bored, angry, or defensive. The Body Language of Disengagement--and How to Deal With It 2012-09-25T16:53:45Z He also wouldn’t say what the products will cost because the company needs to test usage and receptivity. SchoolBook: Former Chancellor Klein Launches Tech Venture 2012-07-24T02:13:16Z "There is much more receptivity to building new housing and growth in the city as opposed to a number of suburbs, which is very different from what it was in the 1950s and 1960s." City Room: New York Led Country in Population Growth Since 2010 Census 2012-06-28T19:24:49Z The mere fact that they produced a literature in Latin argues a power of creation as well as receptivity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The greatest advance which has ever been made was the teaching, originally by Aristotle, of the receptivity of matter.... Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Conceived in Australia in 2007 at World Wildlife Fund's Sydney office, and promoted by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Earth Hour’s global popularity may reflect a disparity between U.S. and international receptivity to environmental symbolism. Earth Hour Pauses at U.S. Border 2012-03-30T15:15:00.547Z By such forcing of the memory you lose the logical development of your piece, tangle up your memory and injure its receptivity. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Concerning those cases of generalized vaccinia that are manifestly not eruptive, it sometimes happens that the cutaneous receptivity is not exhausted for several weeks, or even months. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z James yet retains a receptivity almost infantile; but it would pain him to be told so. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z It is now a blank receptivity, open to the impressions of an outside world: and the changes which take place in its process of apprehension seem to it to be given from outside. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z The silk maintains its receptivity for pollen for some little time, but for how long a period we do not yet know from direct observation. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z The child who is destined for a musical career should receive as much musical instruction in early life as is compatible with the child's health and receptivity. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The receptivity of persons exposed to the contagion of cholera is very different. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Removed from the frivolous court, and secure against being mixed in the treasonable doings of political philanthropists, his mind would be in a condition of receptivity, and his studies would make giant strides. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The jar and conflict of the last few months had opened up the compartments of his brain to a long-lost receptivity. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z In a word, with the remarkable receptivity which was hers, she was very quickly at home in Mrs. Rawson's house. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z A Rule for Memory Exercises: If you wish to strengthen the receptivity and retentiveness of your memory you will find the following plan practical: Start with a short piece. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The data do not warrant a very positive conclusion, yet they seem to imply that the receptivity on the part of the dog is greater than that of the small ruminants. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The author clearly counted on audience familiarity with the graphic scenes many years after their appearance, and on an increased receptivity to explicit moralizing. The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z And Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, says China's receptivity to markets means that it's easier to build a private toll road in Chongqing than in Pennsylvania. Emerging Questions on Growth Path 2012-01-03T04:18:35Z It must of necessity accommodate itself to the limits of human receptivity. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z For years, automakers have been using the venue to unveil next year's models or test receptivity to moonshot concept cars. Craftsman pulls lux tractor to Detroit auto show 2011-12-23T00:18:32Z Perhaps it is a shifting one, according to the quantity or quality of the poison received, or the sudden or gradual manner in which it is received, or the state of receptivity of the system. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z I can understand when I look at Bopaul the wonderful receptivity of the Hindu nature. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Susan Sample is a tall, slender girl of fourteen with a very gentle manner and a way of looking at people that indicates a receptivity rarely met in one so old. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z What had he to offer as substitute for them except an attitude of idle receptivity and irresponsible dalliance? The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The Reason is not receptivity merely, or mainly; it is originator. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z The period of incubation varies according to the dose of the poison and the receptivity of the animal. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z They are due to the marvelous talent of the Jews for receptivity of others' ideas. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z But mentally he was so quick, eager, receptive, that he seemed a pioneer, an enthusiast, a saint; his quickness passing for insight, his eagerness for a passionate love of progress, his receptivity for charitableness. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Let the mind be thrown open to receptivity when one is in the presence of the acknowledged leader and good clear light, it may be from heaven, will flood the mind and illumine it. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z The one is receptivity, that material object may come into it; the other, that event may occur in it. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z In other words, their personal receptivity to it is lessened by certain constitutional states. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z That finding is far more positive than the receptivity to a candidacy by Sarah Palin. Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll finds 2011-10-04T04:01:00Z Other research is looking at whether electro-acupuncture might affect the "receptivity" of the uterine lining to implanted embryos, the researchers note. Electro-acupuncture boosts IVF success in study 2011-09-27T17:23:51Z The constant and simple insistence of Christ on receptivity as a fundamental quality in his kingdom is built, in fact, on an optimistic faith in the value of the common things. Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) 2011-09-27T02:00:21.343Z We might ask, Does not the presentation of any phenomenon involve the actuality of a somewhat, in which that phenomenon inheres, and of a receptivity by which it is appreciated? Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Unusual personal receptivity or impressibility to malaria may exist, either because of some constitutional idiosyncrasy or of some state the system at the time of exposure. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z If Hume was not right in asserting that a few intelligible definitions would put an end to the Free-Will controversy, his error lay in assuming a greater receptivity of mind than most people possess. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z There is now a tendency to ascribe it to suggestibility or, as I should prefer, to receptivity. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z These controversies, political, literary, and artistic, have showed that neither religion nor politics can of itself create minds with enough receptivity to become wise, or just and generous enough to make a nation. Responsibilities and other poems 2011-07-28T02:00:10.517Z There is thus a receptivity in Africa to the idea of partnering the UK in commerce, diplomacy and security – as long as it is an equal partnership. Europe needs Africa. Who'd have thought it? 2011-07-20T10:34:00Z This New Death, she says, is so far mainly an immense yearning receptivity, an unprecedented humility of brain and of heart toward all implications of survival. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z This great principle of mutual attraction, receptivity and mutual adjustment governs everywhere in the universal realms of nature and truth. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Though suggestion might be further classified according to the factors concerned in its acceptance, the class showing 'receptivity' is the important one for our consideration. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z This gives presumption that she possessed mediumistic receptivities, and the outworkings from such faculties would suggest that she received supernal aid. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z “The market demand and receptivity for these vehicles just didn’t exist four or five years ago.” In Its Rebound, Detroit Focuses on Selling Smaller Cars 2011-05-30T01:50:19Z I had hoped, however, that it would appeal to those in whom a purely musical receptivity outweighed the desire to satisfy emotional cravings. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z And a man lapping his frame in soft indolence, though he have a book in his hand, is indulging in sensuous physical pleasure at least equally with intellectual receptivity or aesthetic appreciation. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Its importance lies in its common alliance with a dissociated receptivity which may lead it to be overlooked and cause its results to be ascribed to something else. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z If we bring ourselves into the proper condition of receptivity, knowledge flows into our minds. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z But their natural receptivity, combined with a singular freedom from "insular prejudice," must ensure the ultimate acceptance of the new order by all classes of the community. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z When CEO's and boards see market receptivity to large scale deals, they are more apt to move forward with their strategic initiatives. DEALS-QUOTEBOX-M&A leaders on Q1 dealmaking 2011-03-25T00:18:59Z Growing inequality and material insecurity increase the receptivity of local people in depressed areas to "extremist activity" designed to overthrow an economic system that is seen to be completely unjust. The Indian finance minister's budget will reduce incomes for the poorest 2011-02-28T15:50:24Z The receptivity is at first necessary to keep up the deception, for the patient does not know the symptoms of the simulated disease, and must always be on the alert to pick up hints. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z His task will be difficult because he can not enter the sphere of receptivity, as we are able to do, and thus absorb knowledge from others. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z The same ascetic effort to attain by aloofness from the body a pure receptivity for supernatural influences, is exhibited in Neo-Pythagoreanism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z They are not rebels, as are too many lyrical poets, but reconcilers; and they offer to external things and current ideas both receptivity and resistance, being not merely of an age, but for all time. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z Oncologists increasingly base their chemotherapy treatment on the specific characteristics of the patient's tumor, including the cells receptivity to estrogen and progesterone and their molecular composition. Breast cancer finding may change treatment 2011-02-14T19:49:04Z Training had increased the natural bent of his mind toward a suspicious receptivity where he felt there was necessity. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Immeasurably more needful of receptivity born of silence, is the contact with the infinite realm of spirit. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Her mind assumed the old dread receptivity which the occultist had found to his advantage; terrors flocked in as the hours drew on. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z “In the degree of welcome and receptivity we see, I would certainly put Arizona at the top,” said Robert Carey, a vice president at the International Rescue Committee, which resettles refugees in a dozen states. Hard on Illegal Migrants, Haven for Refugees 2010-10-09T01:04:00Z “We have just heard amazing reports all over South Asia, India, Pakistan, North Africa, where people have found a receptivity to the Gospel,” he said. Beliefs: Beliefs: A Christian Overture to Muslims Has Its Critics 2010-03-12T16:02:00Z In the Eclogues he shows a great openness and receptivity of mind, through which all the softer and more delicate influences of the outward world enter into and become part of his being. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It thus becomes apparent that there can be an education superior to all others; the education of receptivity, or sensitiveness to the thought atmosphere or psychic-ether. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z A sound, an odor, a man's step, the voice of a child, would start the spell, especially in moments of receptivity or aimless pondering. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The disembodied spirit, cleansed and freed from the servitude of the body, and now a real daemon, possesses all these powers and receptivities in the fullest measure. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Sometimes the receptivity is so vigorous in its affinity, that without teaching it rises at one step to the vision of truth, by a certain “holy force” above ordinary measure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" No spectator of art needs a more perfect mood of receptivity than the spectator of a play. Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man There is a sensitiveness, better here called receptivity, which comes of right culture, and is the highest form of mediumship, though its possessor may be wholly unconscious of his gift. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z There has been, and there still is, a better understanding of, and a greater receptivity to, ideas of international synthesis in America than in any European state. The Salvaging Of Civilisation There were many men of a sort, of the Rogers sort particularly, who continually suggested their receptivity; and he was invariably courteous—from a distance, as he had seen Goodhue respond to Rogers. The Guarded Heights Success depends less upon temperament or gifts than upon an attitude of inward receptivity and outgoing friendliness—the attitude that radiates a home-like atmosphere and insensibly sets the stranger at ease. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses They seem to have children's receptivity; they are not by nature skeptical. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them One striking peculiarity was his extraordinary "receptivity" of all outward impressions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII By apparent chance—it may be, in fact, by some unusual receptivity in my own bearing—that very day Chat talked to me about it. The Great Miss Driver The great question always is, how receptivity itself confers upon one all that is desirable. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Their alertness of mind and receptivity of character mark them among all the peoples of the Mongolian stock. Oriental Women The light began to hurt Benedict's eyes even at that distance and he had to cut down the receptivity in order to watch. Time Fuze Those thoughts were replaced by a quiescent, questioning receptivity. The Honored Prophet Sid asked, his grizzled gold beard heightening the effect of innocent receptivity. The Big Time That would be your principal task, to awaken and to perfect in Roland his power of receptivity. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The same attitude of receptivity to new ideas is pre-requisite to one form of discovery as to the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" She had not one virile quality; only this receptivity of hers, infinitely plastic, infinitely tender. The Return of the Prodigal Because it seemed to me that, for a man of his receptivity, the normal bovine existence of the humble folk among whom he lived was out of the question. Aliens As to progression, the increase of difficulty suits the increase in the child's power of comprehension and receptivity. Froebel's Gifts Nor can we doubt that there have been abnormally sensitive persons, like Swedenborg, whose receptivity was such that the brain could be impressed by means which would entirely fail with the normal brain. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 It may exist to such an extent as to extinguish all independence of thought, to induce a blind, unquestioning receptivity. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education One can't study the masters too much—I mean, from the amateur's view-point; in the case of an artist it depends on the receptivity of his temperament. Ivory Apes and Peacocks But the habit of constant receptivity on the part of the artist makes nature an infinite mine of possibilities to him. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors So then certainty is consistent with progress; with an attitude of receptivity toward new light. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching In other words the limits of receptivity of the human ear cannot be foreseen nor can the workings of the artistic imagination be prescribed. Music: An Art and a Language This, added to her eagerness and mental receptivity, had made his task one of constant rejoicing in the realization of his most extravagant dreams for her. Carmen Ariza Almost in the same grade of receptivity are sheep and goats. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The simplest way of expressing it, and the simplest elements which cause it, you can study without the materials to preserve it, and you so keep your receptivity and quicken your power of observation. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors We could hear, but, at that distance, and—pardon me!—with your limited receptivity, we could not communicate. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 All the gifts and graces of the spirit are either more sensible and apparent, or more spiritual and inward, according to the power of receptivity in the individual. Letters of Madam Guyon Before anything is done I must, in order to aid the receptivity of your mind, go a little further with the explanation of certain things which I mentioned the other day. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 To succeed in these, a good memory and strong mental receptivity are all that is necessary. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study In most historical classes methods still prevail which only exercise the pupils' receptivity: the course of lectures, the summary, reading, questioning, the r�daction, the reproduction of maps. Introduction to the Study of History Neither the creative power nor the æsthetic receptivity is considered in such courses as these, and the spirit of music revolts against this confinement and gives its pedantic jailers no peace. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College God communicates himself to pure souls, and blesses, through them, other souls, who are in a state of receptivity. Letters of Madam Guyon During their early years habits of idleness, of passive receptivity, of mischief, and possibly of crime, are ingrained. Rural Life and the Rural School She began to wonder now whether trouble had weakened the wife's brain, her power at least of receptivity. The Prisoner Revelation cannot have been final; it must surely be progressive, gradual, fitted to the needs and the receptivity of souls. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war Genius is an independent gift of God: whether it is allowed to expand or not depends on the receptivity and taste of its contemporaries. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Criminality in its worst forms is similarly due to a lack of appreciation of or receptivity to moral ideas. Introduction to the Science of Sociology If one may judge from detached anecdotes and descriptions, she showed no more than the receptivity and quickness natural to a bright and somewhat unusually clear intellect. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories He is hampered in the giving by the want of receptivity in those to whom his message is addressed. Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 The tendency to instability, to emotional excess, is part of this receptivity which culminates in the state of being “controlled.” Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war His donkey had something the same expression of patient good-humored receptivity. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad He explains it, by saying that it arises from the necessary imperfection of the creature which limits its receptivity; but does he mean that God cannot communicate holiness to the creature? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory But the mode of receptivity is different in the two. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The love of Nature, the different love, is a matter of our own receptivity. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Mercury stands opposite to it as woman does to man, as that which goes to the subject from without, or as absolute receptivity. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts It would be much more in harmony with facts to say childhood is the period of pure receptivity, youth of doubt and skepticism, and maturity of well-grounded and rational belief. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles For suggestion to succeed, the subject must have naturally fallen, or been artificially thrown into a state of morbid receptivity: but it is difficult to determine accurately the conditions of suggestionability. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 His fostering instincts had lain dormant until they had reverted to the receptivity of the 137 protected rather than serving their natural functions and making of him a protector. The Wall Between That miracle of listening is expressed in the treble—a low light rippling receptivity. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation That you honestly suppose this to be so I cannot question; but what you term 'open-mindedness'—implying a state of receptivity—is in fact an utter rejection of all established spiritual truths. The Orchard of Tears Even space has some predicates--as receptivity, unity, and infinity. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles It is one of the things that induces passive receptivity. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York There seems no doubt that certain human beings appear at intervals on the world stage, whose sentient organisation, attuned to an abnormal receptivity, renders them alien and antagonistic to the masses of mankind. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations There is a bleakness about buying one's house built; in fact, a man cannot really possess anything unless he has an organised receptivity—a conception of its utilities that has come from long need. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation No one has a right to be a critic whose mind cannot, with Protean receptivity, take first one form and then another, as the great Spells, one by one, are thrown and withdrawn. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions It was not his words but the atmosphere round him that raised me temporarily to this degree of receptivity. The Blue Germ In the face of this unexpected mood of receptivity, however unwilling, came a sharp corrective in the person of the next speaker. The Convert In his abnormal receptivity, he was used as a reed for the invisible powers to blow their wild tunes through and to trouble the earth. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations The release from any struggle leaves the mind with a new receptivity. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation He must keep his temperament, our Critic; his peculiar angle of receptivity, his capacity for personal reaction. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions And in our loop aerial at Ocean Point you noticed that the receptivity of the tube was modified when we touched it with our fingers.” The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery In many cases Persian walnut trees remain barren when planted alone, not because of incompatibility between the pollen and the pistillate flower, but because pollen shedding and receptivity do not occur at the same time. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 The Congo native is in a continuous state of receptivity when it comes to food. An African Adventure In this way they interfere with that receptivity to fact which is the essence of the scientific attitude towards the world. Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays The student of this book will find in the succeeding portions thereof, from time to time, certain general instructions regarding the cultivation of psychic receptivity and sensitiveness. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers I venture to suggest that the one vital quality which they had in common was spiritual receptivity. The Pursuit of God In about an equal number of cases the pistils lose their receptivity before pollen is shed. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Thus, for genuine dialogue to occur there must be a certain openness, a receptivity, readiness, or availability. Humanistic Nursing We perceive objects through our sensibility which furnishes us, as our faculty of receptivity, with those intuitions that become translated into thought by means of the understanding. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Phlegmatic people seldom psychometrize clearly, and usually lack receptivity to the finer forces. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers We will know Him in increasing degree as our receptivity becomes more perfect by faith and love and practice. The Pursuit of God The Japanese and hybrid trees have a definite peak of the period of receptivity between 9 and 17 days after anthesis begins; thereafter, receptivity drops off sharply. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Basically, it involves an openness to nursing phenomena, a spirit of receptivity, readiness for surprise, the courage to experience the unknown. Humanistic Nursing The first is the faculty of receptivity of impressions; the second, the faculty of cognition of an object by means of these impressions or representations, this second power being sometimes styled spontaneity of concepts. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics We are now learning to distinguish between receptivity and docility, between apathy and aspiration. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Always a living Person is present, speaking, pleading, loving, working, and manifesting Himself whenever and wherever His people have the receptivity necessary to receive the manifestation. The Pursuit of God The data from the Chinese trees indicated that the period of maximum receptivity is longer than in the Japanese and hybrid chestnuts tested. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 It possessed a wider, grander, more majestic receptivity. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch These errors not only make man incapable of production, but are in themselves hostile to receptivity. Spontaneous Activity in Education On the contrary, the person wishing to develop the power of mediumship must learn to develop the power of negative receptivity to the vibrations coming from the spirit planes. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers Faith is not simple receptivity, not mere passive absorbing of what is given, but it is the active taking by desire as well as by confidence. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John They maintained full receptivity on the 22nd day after the beginning of anthesis. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 The first condition of success is patient industry, an honest receptivity, and a willingness to abandon all preconceived notions, however cherished, if they be found to contradict the truth. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Its natural method is rhythmic, intermittent, work alternating with rest, activity and receptivity succeeding one another, the rhythm of life. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion He uses words, on one hand, and the receptivity of prospects on the other, to mold a cohesive and satisfying whole, a work of Art, signed and dated on the dotted line. Greener Than You Think To think and talk of God, to desire knowledge of Him, creates a receptivity which sooner or later brings the revealment of more truth, and that of the highest quality. The Right Knock A Story These and many more examples of unconscious receptivity and reproduction by professional humorists will strike the attentive reader of Punch's pages. The History of "Punch" This relation may constantly be increased in the degree of receptivity of the lower to the higher self by living the life of the spirit. The Life Radiant Thus the first demand of the sower is for receptivity, for openness of mind, for responsiveness. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion The imperfection of the healer, and the lack of receptivity in the patient, are local limitations. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 The natural attitude of the child-mind is one of receptivity and eager interest. The Right Knock A Story She felt the dark, passionate receptivity of Alexander overwhelmed her, enveloped her even from the Antipodes. The Lost Girl This constant communion with Jesus, this living in constant receptivity to the divine energy, includes, too, the living in telepathic communion with those who have gone on into the Unseen world. The Life Radiant The receptivity or capacity might indicate a greater or lesser degree of psychic capacity—they would be "more mediumistic." The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal I’m getting a loud static at the top of my short wave receptivity.” Greylorn In other words, you use each step to enhance a greater receptivity for the following progressive test. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis In the parable we are considering, the Teacher depicted the varied grades of spiritual receptivity existing among men, and characterized with incisive brevity each of the specified grades. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern It is the attitude of mental receptivity which is the alchemy to transmute events and circumstances into experience, and it is experience alone which determines both the quality and the trend of life. The Life Radiant There is little doubt, however, that this receptivity was due in part to the absence of any "regular" church or preacher. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography I don't like mysteries or whisperings, and yet, from an unfortunate "receptivity" in my nature, I am the unwilling depositary of half the secrets of Barton. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Therefore, when the hypnotist proceeds to use one of these hypnotic devices, it must follow that a certain mental set, readiness, or receptivity must follow as a result of its introduction into the hypnotic setting. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis These are such as: the excellence and authority of the highest moral ideal; the obligations of purity, truth, and honesty; love as the true attitude; receptivity toward knowledge, beauty, and humor. The Chief End of Man In a larger way the generally friendly attitude towards others, genial expansive receptivity, is at the basis of what is called "charity for human weakness." Human Traits and their Social Significance Add to this a beautiful personal character, and an almost perfect receptivity. My Contemporaries In Fiction This new subject, considered from the side of its receptivity, we call self-consciousness; from the side of its spontaneity, free moral self-determination. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality The writings of the New Testament thus become ethically normative in virtue of their direct reflection of the mind of Christ and their special receptivity of His spirit. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics One of the most interesting things about Forster was his "receptivity." John Forster He maintained an incredibly large-hearted and magnanimous receptivity to all things great or small, charming or ugly, that lightened or blackened the face of the planet. Human Traits and their Social Significance It is manifested by the states of gravity, receptivity, coldness, and darkness. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony Usually the consciousness is kept so busily engaged that it never has a minute to itself, and so peace, quiet, and receptivity are unknown. Spirit and Music The second condition of the brain's receptivity is that this organ be brought into a state of complete rest. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution "With Butterick ... the order was reversed, as the period of receptivity began first," and it was classified, therefore, as regularly protogynous. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 This is at once his weakness and his strength: his weakness, because it limits his own spiritual receptivity; his strength, because it focusses his power in dealing with materialistic minds. Seen and Unseen Devotion, receptivity, the feeling for Nature, comprehension, the passion for truth, meditative depth, spiritual love, are the fairest gifts that can be granted to any people, and to us they have been granted. The New Society Anything like passive receptivity is foreign to my nature; and there results an unusually small tendency to be affected by others' thoughts. Memories and Studies She can obtain a hand even over her sex receptivity. Fantasia of the Unconscious The trees have shed pollen as early as January and as late as April, and stigma receptivity sometimes has continued intermittently for two months. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 To combine sympathy, patience, and receptivity with cool and critical judgment is well-nigh impossible for ordinary men and women. Seen and Unseen They do not reflect in any way either on his judgment or on the special knowledge of his time, but are the index of his special receptivity and teaching habit. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Grant that a vast picture quelconque had to be made before the details could be made perfect, and a greater richness and receptivity of mind would have resulted in hesitation. Memories and Studies "A grateful doctrine to those who dare to substitute a morbid receptivity for an active endeavor!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 There the Busseron was found to be a protandrous variety, shedding most of its pollen, and in some years all of it, before the period of receptivity of its pistillate flowers. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 Their minds," he said, with a grim smile, "have no receptivity. Cape Cod Folks A universal receptivity, such as Rousseau requires of Emile, is a desideratum. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart For the σπορα and μιμημα of a thing, which are bestowed in proportion to one's receptivity, are quite different from the thing itself, which divine grace bestows on us for our possession and imitation. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) What we call matter is only an effect produced upon our senses by the motion of atoms,—that is to say, by our unceasing receptivity to sensations. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 In two years it was observed, Niblack had staminate and pistillate flowering together one season, and staminate overlapping four days into the period of pistillate receptivity the next. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 Ethical has application to the receptivities,—the inner wants, and states of the heart. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Nearness is, in reality, of the soul, not of the body, and help and receptivity of help are spiritual, not physical. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas These were not necessarily at all times in a state of ecstasy, when they received the revelations; but they were no doubt in a condition of absolute receptivity. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) A most wonderful state of receptivity is being realized. Tablets of the Divine Plan They did not hesitate for an instant, for they had amazing receptivity. Memorials of the Faithful The response your teaching work met with in Brisbane is truly most encouraging and shows a remarkable receptivity on the part of the people of Australia to the Divine Message. Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand They must be given a systematic training which will further their development from day to day, in order that they may receive greater insight, so that their spiritual receptivity be broadened. A Compilation on Bahá’í Education In the first place, we must set about our reading only when we are in the proper mood of receptivity. Platform Monologues When he entered that city he observed all the doors open, he found the hearts in the utmost receptivity and the ideal power of the Kingdom of God removing every obstacle and obstruction. Tablets of the Divine Plan The cosmopolitan receptivity of Roman sympathies, absorbing Egypt and the Orient wholesale, is as characteristic as the exclusiveness of the Greeks, their sensitive anxiety about the ἦθος. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The flexibility of intellect which can do justice in quick succession to such diverse subjects is very extraordinary, and assuredly implies great width of sympathy and large receptivity of nature. Gibbon But his mental activity, his marvellous receptivity, were not merely maintained, but seemed steadily to advance. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters We are content to contemplate her in passive receptivity. Nature Mysticism No leader can meet with success without a certain receptivity to work upon. Catholic Problems in Western Canada Now every quality is caused in a subject, according to the latter's receptivity. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Mrs. Mann had never possessed any receptivity for education. By the Light of the Soul A Novel A spontaneous receptivity will develop into permanent retention of words and phrases. Public Speaking Fortunately the times have changed, though we have still much to learn in the way of rational tolerance and sympathetic receptivity. Nature Mysticism This receptivity is formed by spreading ideas, by an educational propaganda. Catholic Problems in Western Canada The Daguerrean plate and the Aeolian harp do but meagerly interpret his receptivity. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service He had not been, in fact, so much in love with her, as in that attitude of receptivity which invites love. By the Light of the Soul A Novel How and why, people will perceive in proportion to their receptivity. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture There is little of Schopenhauer's passive and contemplative receptivity here! Nature Mysticism The Catholic student in those most plastic years, in that critical period of receptivity, wherein ideas are analyzed and synthesized for life time, cannot help but imbibe ideas and doctrines opposed to his belief. Catholic Problems in Western Canada But limitations or privations result from the original imperfection of creatures which restricts their receptivity. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil This receptivity is a good omen of better days. An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy They instinctively hate the black man; because the condition of the black, his superior capacity for labor and receptivity of useful knowledge, place him a few pegs higher than themselves in the social scale. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South The mind must be quieted, the will negated, until a state of simple receptivity is attained. Nature Mysticism This state of receptivity permits the mind to correct its distorted vision, and to see facts and principles as they really are. Catholic Problems in Western Canada Kidger saw the truth of this at once; he had receptivity if not intuition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920 His power to deliver a message was vitiated by this utter absence of receptivity. Burned Bridges The first condition of success is an honest receptivity and a willingness to abandon all preconceived notions, however cherished, if they be found to contradict the truth. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library The actual heap on the floor was the broken chair, Ronnie mixed up with it; and, on top of both, that unholy Infant, whose precocious receptivity is responsible for the entire business. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year There is more or less receptivity to receive the Grace of God, as there is more or less life still in the germ formerly implanted. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church Perhaps the still evening and the quiet room induced confidence, or she may have felt the effect of my "receptivity," as she called it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 So the gift may ebb away from a man, from a community, from an epoch, not because God's manifestation and bestowment fluctuate, but because our receptivity changes. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII He declared that all cognition rests upon the union of the mind's activity with its receptivity. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant They had all of our romantic poet Longfellow's dangerous gifts of sympathy and receptivity, without a tenth part of his technical skill, or any of his real originality as an artist. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century A receptivity must be brought about, a new life must be inbreathed. The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church A receptivity, sensitized to a high degree by the inspiration of new adventure, absorbed these impressions. Success A Novel And so each man, according to his character, stature, circumstances, and all the varying conditions which determine his power of receptivity, will receive a varying measure of that gift. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII And though India has often been receptive, this receptivity has been deliberate and discriminating. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 It must know by the receptivity of its capacities whether it is paddling against the tide or with it. Success (Second Edition) And on the other hand, this response of the self is repaid by a new sensitiveness and receptivity, a new influx of power. The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day He looked on things about him with the placid receptivity of an old man, and said nothing because there was nothing to say. The Silent Places Conversely, by normal relaxation of your muscles when you are listening, you suggest the receptivity of your mind and your entire readiness to take in ideas from outside. Certain Success In this respect they displayed a remarkable degree of open-mindedness and receptivity. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Black-and-white men put themselves into an attitude of receptivity towards that aspect of things which suggests representation in line. George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians And manifestly then, the good of life, the significance of any life that is not mere receptivity, lies in the disciplined and clarified will and the sharpened and tempered mind. Mr. Britling Sees It Through And did not the illuminated, the supremely philosophic mood consist in just this openness, this receptivity, this infinite adaptability, in short? The Divine Fire There is a general expression of eager receptivity to sensory impressions. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy In 'Outre-Mer,' especially interesting to Americans as a study of the United States, which he visited in 1894, he shows the same receptivity to new feelings and new ideas. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Children of even the same family manifest different degrees of receptivity to certain studies. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga They had the idea of a strong, centralized Government; and more than that they had a marvellous capacity for receptivity. Is Ulster Right? The life of the plant consists in still receptivity, but in what exact and severe outline is this passive life inclosed! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English Indeed, audiences, under the compulsion of an artist strong and imperious enough, could, I am sure, be trained to marvellous feats of prolonged receptivity. The Author's Craft If to follow this native bias is the first rule, the second is concentration.—To the bias of the individual mind must be added the most catholic receptivity for the genius of others. Ralph Waldo Emerson It seems very probable that the psychological attitude of the borrowing language itself towards linguistic material has much to do with its receptivity to foreign words. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech The result is that when you really develop clairvoyant receptivity, your attention has already been trained to do the necessary work. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers The ninth requirement is tolerance, receptivity to new ideas and practices, the capacity to adapt and to assimilate the outside elements which are constantly incorporated into the growing, expanding empire or the civilization. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History What had been my delight in the country, my receptivity and hospitality of consciousness, became in the town my misery and my despair. A Tramp's Sketches Then he wanted the history of all music; and for weeks his receptivity never faltered. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel But with the steady development of innovating forces in human affairs there has actually grown up a cult of receptivity, a readiness for new ideas, a faith in the probable truth of novelties. An Englishman Looks at the World You will find that these experiments will tend to greatly and rapidly develop your psychic receptivity in the direction of the higher phases of psychic phenomena. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers I fixed my eyes upon him, threw my mind into a state of perfect receptivity, and waited. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 The experience of the day had sharpened her receptivity, broadened her out-look. The Nine-Tenths What talent and spirit, learning, common sense, receptivity, and versatility, conjoined with industry and endurance, can accomplish, utile nobis proposuit exemplar. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes They were none the less artists because they approached nature in a state of passive receptivity. English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge So you see the ideal condition for psychic receptivity was present. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers I was charmed with his easy receptivity and went away content. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 22, 1919 It was quite evident that not a word of this highly instructive talk reached Sylvia, sitting motionless, absorbing every detail of her fellow-passengers' aspect, in a sort of trance of receptivity. The Bent Twig But gradually, as she came to discover in herself wonderful powers of divination and spiritual receptivity, and being very poor at the time, she took it up as a calling. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract Throughout their revelations there is a yearning for Infinite Love; and ardent receptivity is regarded as the true condition for the conception and enjoyment of religion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Dora's mind was in a state of lively receptivity, and it received an impression from Miriam's words that might be of use hereafter. The Girl at Cobhurst Every act or product of the soul is the result of two mutually dependent factors: stimulus and receptivity. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Just as food is more digestible if agreeable to the palate, so this receptivity or assimilating power may be increased by presenting new ideas and methods in agreeable form. Industrial Progress and Human Economics It calls instincts and habits into play; it is a foe to passive receptivity. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education If there were such a thing as inspiration from a higher realm, it might well be that the neurotic temperament would furnish the chief condition of the requisite receptivity. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature II She found no inspiration but she did find a dependable kindness in Mrs. Westlake, and at last she yielded to the old woman's receptivity and had relief in sobbing the story of Bea. Main Street Understanding and sense, or spontaneity and receptivity, do not differ generically, but only in degree, viz., as complete and incomplete consciousness. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Her nature was full of adaptability, fluidity, receptivity. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Capacity may denote mere receptivity, like the capacity of a quart measure. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education The assumption of states of expectancy and receptivity will attract spiritual sunshine, and it will flow in as naturally as air inclines to a vacuum…. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature There is still, for yet another stage, the same and even greater receptivity, - delight in new experiences, in gratified curiosity, in sensuous enjoyment, in the exercise of growing faculties. Tracks of a Rolling Stone A distinction must be made between active power and passive power, or mere receptivity. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time We have just investigated the remote and preparatory factors which give the mind of crowds a special receptivity, and make possible therein the growth of certain sentiments and certain ideas. The Crowd; study of the popular mind During all the intervening time my mental condition had been a hurrying succession of vague emotional states or a sort of stupid receptivity. The War of the Worlds Here indeed was what he had come for; it rather paralyzed his receptivity for the moment, but gradually the thing found its way to him. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories Then you want me not to let some previous conviction inure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter. Dracula Here, at any rate, was a fine chance to experiment with such a hunger: he almost wished he might stay on in Paris long enough to take the measure of Miss Viner's receptivity. The Reef And though I did eat part of a patty, I still shared with the disciples an overpowering emptiness and a heightened receptivity to the fast leader. Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult The attitudes of receptivity are various, and Will had sincerely tried many of them. Middlemarch With the magnificent power of receptivity which she possessed, George Sand welcomed all the winds which came to her from the four quarters of romanticism. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings It was so wholly consistent with the tenor of his adventure and the condition of abnormal receptivity of mind. The Centaur The power of receptivity is greatly increased by habit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 This is what a man of our times, possessed of rare receptivity and great range of comprehension, considered to be the pith of Jesus' teaching. Albert Durer "There is nothing like the receptivity and plasticity of children," said the tutor. Michael O'Halloran And rest is not, as some seem to think, a swoon, a slumber; it is an active receptivity, a masterly inactivity, which alone can deserve the fine name of Rest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 What would a personal revelation signify, that depended on the receptivity of a single individual, and could be affirmed in a few words and, by suggestion, forced upon the unreceptive? The Bride of Dreams And there was not much popular receptivity for acrobatics in the streets; coppers came in slowly; the outlay was heavy; and the outlook altogether was of the gray without the gold. Weighed and Wanting Doomed to the attitude of receptivity, they see that they can never change it; and that they can never be to others what others are to them. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays While through the whole of this silent indescribable show, inclosing and bathing my whole receptivity, ran the thought of Carlyle dying. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Nothing obstructs our receptivity so much as that egoism of thought and affection which keeps self perpetually before the mind's eye, and to this egoism meekness is the direct opposite. The Elements of Character Expectation and receptivity were being stirred in him, though he could not divine what was coming. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts We cannot read all the deep reasons in the divine nature, and in human receptivity, which make that sequence absolutely necessary, and that preliminary indispensable. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke The favored patients were deftly informed of "a good thing," the dentist taking advantage of the one inevitable moment of receptivity for his thrifty promotions. The Web of Life It is to be attained by the attitude of receptivity and the effort to think through the voice. Expressive Voice Culture, Including the Emerson System Neither had he any feelings, for all his organs of receptivity had grown dulled. Tales of the Wilderness I was drinking in his marvelous elucidations with the receptivity of all my faculties-mind, heart, soul. Autobiography of a Yogi The elevated tone of De Brosses' book was calculated to make a telling appeal to the French nation, with their love of eclat and their ready receptivity. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia He has lost his human-like receptivity, but what he has been taught will remain with him for the rest of his life. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs The man is the willing, performing being, not the feeling shouting singing being: in the latter there may be no individuality—nothing more than receptivity of the movement of the mass. Malcolm In a little while they are beautiful children, they are boys and girls and youths and maidens, full of the zest of new life, full of an abundant, joyful receptivity. Mankind in the Making He is childlike in his divine quest, revealing that pure receptivity which Jesus praised in children, ". . . of such is the kingdom of heaven." Autobiography of a Yogi The mood of dramatic receptivity is a complex one. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship Does faith commence by generating the receptivity of itself? Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. It lacked the elasticity and receptivity which have always been characteristic of sound judgment and right thinking. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative Our inquiry is scientific, not empirical; it therefore seeks the psychological basis for every law, endeavouring to ascertain what condition of a reader's receptivity determines the law. The Principles of Success in Literature For a preface to the songbook I recounted my first outstanding experience with the receptivity of Westerners to the quaintly devotional airs of the East. Autobiography of a Yogi Capillary Attraction.—This is analogous to receptivity in the voter. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 32, November 5, 1870 But, humanly considered, this position of Luther's provokes the mind to ask, is there no receptivity of faith, considered as a free gift of God, prerequisite in the individual? Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. He was soon amazed at his keen interest in the world of mind unrolled to his understanding; more than all, he retained with the receptivity of a boy all that was read to him. The Iron Game A Tale of the War But receptivity is always more or less subordinate to external impressions, and nothing but a perpetual activity of the creative faculty could prevent matter from exercising a blind violence over this quality. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller She is fair, with frank blue eyes, that look with a sort of tender receptivity into her companion's face. A Modern Utopia This, of course, is speaking broadly, but I fancy that the French mind is very definite and clear-cut, yet rather lacking in receptivity. Here, There and Everywhere We love to associate with heroic persons, since our receptivity is unlimited; and, with the great, our thoughts and manners easily become great. Representative Men Where before were only resistance and indifference, there come, in answer to prayer, strange telentings, mysterious longings, receptivity, and sometimes, in a way that is astonishing, full acceptance of the truth. From Jest to Earnest Even in the happiest geniuses of this class, receptivity will always more or less carry the day over spontaneous activity. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller When we come to consider the comparative mental receptivity and comprehension of animals under man's tuition, we find the elephant absolutely unsurpassed. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations "It is a question of time, of receptivity, and treatment," said the doctor, arching his eyebrows indifferently. The Ball and the Cross Then his receptivity and assimilative powers are enormous, and he demands these in his reader. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers It was to that quick receptivity that the success of "The Great Fortinbras" had been chiefly due. At the Villa Rose And yet if one does not practise wonder and receptivity and hope, one cannot expect them to come suddenly and swiftly to one's call. The Upton Letters The highest magnetism realizes through magnetic laws in proportion as the inner self maintains alert receptivity to the Universal Forces. Mastery of Self for Wealth Power Success We may, at the same time, term the non-sensuous cause of phenomena the transcendental object—but merely as a mental correlate to sensibility, considered as a receptivity. The Critique of Pure Reason Whatever subject I may broach with him, he is sure to follow me with clearness of mind and remarkable receptivity. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 That truthfulness of temper, that receptivity, which professors often strive in vain to form, is engendered here less by wisdom than by innocence. Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays Hence, diverting as were the sights of the city, he did not come to them with the naive receptivity of Purdy. Australia Felix The truth is that his extraordinarily receptive mind went with an even more abnormal receptivity of character: unlike most men of marked ability, he took colour from his associates. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1 He is thus to himself, on the one hand, a phenomenon, but on the other hand, in respect of certain faculties, a purely intelligible object—intelligible, because its action cannot be ascribed to sensuous receptivity. The Critique of Pure Reason And Light, which ought to spread with precisely the rapidity of thought, is tardy enough, owing solely to lack of receptivity in its only known medium, namely, the human subject. Such Is Life Childlike receptivity The effects of Christian Science are not so much seen as felt. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures His intellectual receptivity, his quick eye for color and costume and landscape, his ear for folklore and ballad, his own ripe mastery of words, made him the most resourceful of international interpreters. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters To do so it must be tuned to the proper key of receptivity. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day What may be the nature of objects considered as things in themselves and without reference to the receptivity of our sensibility is quite unknown to us. The Critique of Pure Reason The winning and sanguine receptivity of his early life developed by degrees a moody nervousness, and when not picturing prospects drawn from baseless hope he was the victim of indescribable depression. Desperate Remedies He was characteristically American in his receptivity to new ideas from any source. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty Living with Fiorsen was opening her eyes to much beside mere knowledge of "man's nature"; with her perhaps fatal receptivity, she was already soaking up the atmosphere of his philosophy. Beyond Was he, owing to his self-induced receptivity of mind, redreaming the evil dreams of those who had occupied that bed before him? The Yellow Claw For this purpose intuition of self is required, and this intuition possesses a form given a priori, namely, time, which is sensuous, and belongs to our receptivity of the determinable. The Critique of Pure Reason In the rest was a spirit of receptivity which, as the meal went on, mounted to conviction. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story The more anarchic modern may again attempt to escape the dilemma by saying that education should only be an enlargement of the mind, an opening of all the organs of receptivity. What's Wrong with the World James Sully compares the receptivity of memory with the infusion of dampness into an old MS. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students No spectator of art needs a more perfect mood of receptivity than the spectator of a play. The Soul of Man under Socialism Conceptions, then, are based on the spontaneity of thought, as sensuous intuitions are on the receptivity of impressions. The Critique of Pure Reason |
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