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In literary discourse the term “prerequisite” signifies not merely a factual requirement but also an underlying condition that must be satisfied before a further process—whether intellectual, social, or artistic—can unfold. Authors employ it to express that certain foundational states or qualifications are essential for achievements or insights; for instance, it appears in contexts ranging from the technical necessities of course assignments and clinical conditions ([1], [2], [3]) to abstract requirements for moral or cultural development as seen in discussions on civilization and art ([4], [5], [6], [7]). In addition, it is often invoked to suggest that a specific psychological or creative state is indispensable for the emergence of profound ideas or actions ([8], [9], [10]). Thus, by designating these preliminary conditions, the word “prerequisite” enriches literary narratives with a sense of structured progression from base condition to higher attainment ([11], [12]).
  1. Prerequisite: Chemistry 4 and Hygiene 41.
    — from College TeachingStudies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper
  2. Prerequisite: a thorough high-school course in American History and Civics.
    — from The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 9, May, 1910 by Various
  3. Registration of any copyright, performing right or assignment is required in Australia as a prerequisite for legal action.
    — from Copyright: Its History and Its Law by R. R. (Richard Rogers) Bowker
  4. I am convinced, that for the human soul to prosper in rustic life a certain vantage-ground is prerequisite.
    — from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  5. A high civilization is a pyramid: it can stand only on a broad base; its primary prerequisite is a strong and soundly consolidated mediocrity.
    — from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  6. It is, in fact, the first prerequisite to the appearance of the exceptional: it is a necessary condition to a high degree of civilization.
    — from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  7. A high civilisation is a pyramid: it can stand only upon a broad base, its first prerequisite is a strongly and soundly consolidated mediocrity.
    — from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist by Nietzsche
  8. This enchantment is the prerequisite of all dramatic art.
    — from The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  9. A foregoing psychic condition is, it is true, a prerequisite for this reflex action.
    — from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James
  10. From this it follows that "all freedom of spirit," i.e. instinctive scepticism, is the prerequisite of greatness.
    — from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche
  11. Or, in other words, education is not a prerequisite to political control—political control is the cause of popular education.
    — from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois
  12. The knowledge of God and of his unity is a prerequisite for a proper understanding and an adequate appreciation of our religious duties.
    — from A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik

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