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Only a union of rationalism and mysticism will make a philosophy worthy of the one world of the future.
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The quote argues that a worthy philosophy must bring together two approaches usually kept apart: rationalism, which stresses reason, and mysticism, which points to spiritual or transcendent insight. “The one world of the future” presents humanity’s future as a shared whole. The statement therefore calls for a philosophy broad enough to include both clear thinking and deeper spiritual understanding.
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