Literary notes about Developing (AI summary)
The word “developing” in literature is used in a remarkably wide range of contexts to denote a process of gradual change or maturation. In some works it signifies the unfolding of a system or idea, as seen in texts discussing the evolution of social systems or inventions ([1], [2], [3]). In other cases it refers to character growth or the gradual emergence of traits, whether in a human personality ([4], [5], [6]) or even in abstract artistic creations ([7], [8]). At times, “developing” is applied to strategies and tactical moves, such as in chess where the term captures the ongoing process of positioning pieces ([9], [10], [11]). Literary and philosophical discussions also employ the term to illustrate the incremental emergence of intellectual or cultural phenomena—from cultivating reason in education ([12], [13], [14]) to the progression of natural and biological processes ([15], [16], [17]). Across these examples, “developing” is consistently portrayed not as a static state but as an unfolding progression toward a more advanced or completed form, inviting readers to consider growth as an inherent part of both human experience and broader natural or conceptual phenomena.
- This document, in which the subdivision of the whole clan is detailed, materially aided me in developing the system [172].
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod - It is superfluous to point out the immense effect of those inventions in extending civilization and developing the resources of that vast continent.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - Test data provided by this model would have assisted engineers in developing the full-scale spacecraft.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - Surely she cannot mean—" "Jane," I said, "is developing character.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - White Fang grew stronger, heavier, and more compact, while his character was developing along the lines laid down by his heredity and his environment.
— from White Fang by Jack London - "Dora is so womanly and helpful, and Davy is developing into a very smart boy.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - In fact, having once established connected and legible characters, I scarcely gave a thought to the mere difficulty of developing their import.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - But Criticism is always moving on, and the critic is always developing.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde - 13. P - K 4 B - Kt 2 14. K R - K 1 K R - Q 1 The developing stage can now be said to be complete on both sides.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca - This developing move at the same time defends the King's Pawn.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca - The text move is in the nature of an ordinary developing move, and as it violates no principle it cannot be bad.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca - In like manner we may, by developing the Life of Reason, come to understand its conditions.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - By developing his individuality, we have kept his growing susceptibilities in check; we have controlled it by cultivating his reason.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Our net conclusion is that life is development, and that developing, growing, is life.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - They have a simple cutaneous muscular layer, developing from the mesoderm.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton - 15 Ausset reports a definite case of scurvy developing in a baby nine months old, which had received buttermilk almost since birth.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - The flower stalk rises through the center developing a drooping spike, the flowers in short rows in the axils of its large purplish bracts.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera