Literary notes about dichotomy (AI summary)
In literature, "dichotomy" is often employed to illustrate a division into two distinct or contrasting parts, serving both as a tool of analysis and as a symbolic representation of dualistic concepts. Writers apply the term to articulate inherent splits, whether exploring the natural world—as when contrasting the origins of animals and plants [1]—or delving into abstract realms like politics and thought, as seen in the discussion of left-right classifications and the balance between industrial and quality food [2, 3]. Moreover, the term finds use in historical and logical contexts, such as demonstrating the dual nature of ideas through symbolic figures like the Tree of Porphyry [4, 5], or highlighting the sharpening of distinctions to clarify complex realities [6].
- Animals, to some extent, reflect the same dichotomy of origins we have seen in the plants.
— from Saguaro National Monument, Arizona by Natt N. (Natt Noyes) Dodge - Thus, a political taxonomy based on urbanization and industrialization may prove to be more powerful than the classic left-right dichotomy.
— from The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin - The real dichotomy in food is not "chemical" fertilizer versus "Organic," It is between industrial food and quality food.
— from How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Isabel A. Moser - An historical illustration of dichotomy is the “Tree of Porphyry” named after Porphyrius, a Neo-Platonic philosopher of the third century.
— from A Class Room Logic Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching by George Hastings McNair - An historical illustration of dichotomy is the Tree of Porphyry.
— from A Class Room Logic Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching by George Hastings McNair - But the dichotomy clarifies, if only by exaggeration.
— from Philosophy and the Social Problem by Will Durant
