Literary notes about Unify (AI summary)
The word "unify" has been employed in literature to capture a range of ideas, from harmonizing diverse perceptions to consolidating the fabric of society. For example, in the realm of personal insight and vision, it appears as an artist’s endeavor to reconcile broad impressions into a cohesive whole [1, 2]; meanwhile, it is invoked as a national challenge, urging an understanding of historical antecedents so as to bring disparate elements together [3]. In educational and sociopolitical contexts, unification is central—whether it is about education molding a common disposition to strengthen societal bonds [4, 5] or about historical forces, such as those in monarchies or nation-building projects, being celebrated for their ability to unify political interests [6, 7]. Additionally, it is suggested that the capacity to perceive analogies in nature is itself a form of unification [8], and yet there exist limits to mental unification when distinct thoughts or interests are too tangled to integrate completely [9, 10, 11].
- I have sought to unify the picture as it presents itself to my own eyes, dealing in broad strokes, and avoiding minute controversy.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - Something to support the finite many, to tie it to, to unify and anchor it.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - We Americans have yet to really learn our own antecedents, and sort them, to unify them.
— from Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman - An education which should unify the disposition of the members of society would do much to unify society itself.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - An education which should unify the disposition of the members of society would do much to unify society itself.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - History has shown it to be the enormous advantage of monarchies that they unify the political interests of the popular mass.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Shint[=o] was, in its formation, made use of as an engine to conquer, unify and civilize all the tribes.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis - On the contrary, it is the special attribute of intelligence to seek resemblances or analogies everywhere, to unify; it embraces the whole of nature.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - They mutually interlace and interfere at points, but we cannot unify them completely in our minds.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - Each individual had his own special interests and needs, and there was no powerful common idea to unify them.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - Applause, generally a sign of feeling, helps to unify an audience.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
