Hindu Medicine c8.199

c8.199

The archaic mind is subtle and alert, endowed with a genius for observing facts and minute traits; it is far from being primitive, though it is often called just that by modern intellectuals. In every respect, it arrives at a stage of sophistication. Its particular peril lies in its tendency toward over-sophistication, toward becoming caught up in its own net of hair-splitting arguments, abstract distinctions and lofty generalizations.