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Literary notes about aspects (AI summary)

In literature, “aspects” is frequently employed to highlight the multifaceted nature of subjects—be they tangible objects, abstract ideas, or complex social phenomena. Authors use the term to denote different angles, features, or dimensions of a topic. For instance, in scientific and sociological texts, “aspects” help to break down subjects into technical, economic, or biological categories [1], [2], [3], while in philosophical and literary narratives, it often indicates varying perspectives or inherent dualities, as seen in discussions of religious life [4], [5] and shifting moods in character descriptions [6]. Across genres, the word “aspects” enables writers to articulate the complexity and diversity that any single subject may embody, inviting readers to consider a richer, more nuanced understanding of what is being described [7], [8].
  1. Economic and legal aspects.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  2. Materials A. Biological Aspects of Assimilation 1. Assimilation and Amalgamation.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  3. BIOSIS Previews - Provides international coverage of all aspects of biological science.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  4. In reality, we do not have two different developments, but two different aspects of one and the same development.
    — from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
  5. Of course it was essential to distinguish them; to confuse them would have been to misunderstand the multiple aspects of the religious life.
    — from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
  6. But for d’Artagnan all aspects were clothed happily, all ideas wore a smile, all shades were diaphanous.
    — from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  7. The trumpets incited both parties, the signals were raised, and then ensued the clash of battle and a contest which assumed a variety of aspects.
    — from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 by Cassius Dio Cocceianus
  8. According to Kant, pure reason has two aspects, theoretical and practical.
    — from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant

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