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/ˈsθɛnɪk/ · adjective
(pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong..
The resultant outcome of them is in any case what [Immanuel] Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection, an excitement of the cheerful, expansive, ‘dynamogenic’ order which, like any tonic, freshens our vital powers.
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Sthenic means (pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong..
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The resultant outcome of them is in any case what [Immanuel] Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection, an excitement of the cheerful, expansive, ‘dynamogenic’ order which, like any tonic, freshens our vital powers.
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