Literary notes about constructive (AI summary)
The term "constructive" in literature conveys a sense of building—whether of ideas, systems, or character—and is frequently used to denote efforts that foster growth, reform, or improvement. It appears in contexts ranging from politics and education, where actions and proposals are aimed at creating positive change ([1], [2], [3]), to art and architecture where it highlights systematic methods or underlying structures that ensure a cohesive design ([4], [5]). In discussions of personality and social processes, being constructive suggests channeling energy towards productive endeavors and beneficial criticism that is meant to enhance rather than simply negate ([6], [7]). Overall, the word emphasizes action that leads to a purposeful and progressive outcome, affirming its role as a unifying element in both tangible and abstract work ([8], [9]).
- The result is one of the greatest pieces of constructive statesmanship ever accomplished.
— from The Constitution of the United StatesA Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck - The working out of the Friar Land problem by Governor Taft in the Philippines was a splendid piece of constructive statesmanship.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount - It is well for schools to give free rein to the constructive instinct and to provide the fullest and widest possible opportunities for its exercise.
— from What the Schools Teach and Might Teach by John Franklin Bobbitt - The employment of buttresses was a constructive expedient that followed almost indispensably on the use of vaults for the roofing of churches.
— from A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volumes 1 and 2, 3rd ed.From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by James Fergusson - The Romans made of the vault something more than a mere constructive device.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - “I really ought to turn all this energy into some sort of constructive work,” he said to himself.
— from Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley - It was sound, constructive criticism, with no motive behind it but the kindly desire to keep her from making an exhibition of herself in public.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - It is the constructive, relational, unifying element of reality.
— from Prolegomena to the Study of Hegel's Philosophy, and Especially of His Logic by William Wallace - Discipline is positive and constructive.
— from How We Think by John Dewey
