What strikes me about this passage is its contrast with the modern Darwinian conception of love.

It passed also, although modified, in modern political conceptions under the term protector.

We might refer to these as the ancient and modern conceptions.

There are basic differences between the ancient and modern conceptions.

Mathematics is closely related to but distinct from natural science (at least in the modern conception).

His physical appearance is based on popular modern and medieval conceptions of Satan.

But it has no connection with modern conceptions of religion.

Machado had a modern conception of the new science folklore.

I lectured tonight on modern conceptions of space and time.

The modern conception is completely different, and I shall tell you why.