Foundations of philosophy
Force
The connecting factor between intelligence and matter in the triune.
The big idea
When the books use “force,” ask which kind the author means and what role it plays. Stephenson places force between intelligence and material expression. The term here is broader than the pressure of a practitioner’s hands.
An everyday illustration
A musician’s action connects a musical intention with the instrument’s sound. The action is a useful way to picture the connecting role.
An original illustration to help explain the idea, not a quotation or evidence of a biological mechanism.
In the author’s words
“The function of force is to unite intelligence and matter.”
1927 edition · PDF page 29
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Short excerpts from the indexed edition; line breaks are normalized. PDF page numbers refer to the source file, and may differ from printed page numbers.
Read it in context
Principle 10 defines a philosophical relationship. It does not provide a measurement of a clinical force or an adjusting technique.
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