Literary notes about differentiate (AI summary)
The word "differentiate" has been employed in literature to convey a range of meanings—from marking subtle distinctions between concepts to emphasizing contrasts between tangible objects. In sociological and religious contexts, Durkheim uses it to denote the nuanced separation between overlapping phenomena ([1], [2], [3], [4]), while in spiritual literature, Yogananda implores one to discern the boundaries between dreams and reality ([5]). Authors in sociology and psychology further adapt its meaning to distinguish methodological or behavioral differences ([6], [7], [8]). Additionally, literary figures such as Stendhal and Mark Twain use the term to highlight the contrasts within human emotions and actions ([9], [10]). Overall, the varied applications of "differentiate" across these works underscore its versatility in distinguishing both abstract ideas and concrete distinctions in the realm of literature.
- So it hardly seems possible to differentiate the two clearly in this regard.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - But these perfectionings of method are not enough to differentiate it from religion.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - This appears to be the beginning of a tendency for the totems to differentiate themselves according to the matrimonial classes.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - There is at least one characteristic which in a number of cases suffices to differentiate the religious myth: that is its relation to the cult.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - Differentiate, my son Yogananda, between dreams and Reality!"
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - In what way do you differentiate between the characteristic behavior of machines and human beings?
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - How do you differentiate between competition and conflict?
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - For a translation usually strives to respect the discriminations expressed in the text, and to differentiate similar things.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - It is the ordeal best fitted to differentiate between gallant-love and passion-love.
— from On Love by Stendhal - They consented to differentiate the armor so that a body could tell one team from the other, but that was the most they would do.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
