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Literary notes about discuss (AI summary)

The term “discuss” is deployed across literature in a remarkably versatile manner, indicating everything from methodical analysis to casual conversation. In historical and philosophical contexts, writers often employ it to denote a systematic exploration of ideas or policies, as seen in Machiavelli’s work [1] and Plato’s writings [2]. Meanwhile, in narratives and dialogues, “discuss” can underscore the interpersonal exchange of opinions or critique, evident in examples where characters deliberate over pressing matters in both formal settings [3, 4] and more intimate or even humorous contexts [5, 6]. Additionally, "discuss" is used as a marker for framing academic or scientific argumentation, guiding the reader through structured reasoning [7, 8, 9]. This multiplicity in usage highlights its role as a critical tool that threads through various genres, from the precise dissection of ideas to the dynamic flow of everyday conversation.
  1. In doing so I will keep to the order indicated above, and discuss how such principalities are to be ruled and preserved.
    — from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
  2. In attempting to prove that the soul has three separate faculties, Plato takes occasion to discuss what makes difference of faculties.
    — from The Republic of Plato by Plato
  3. A Convention will be held at Saratoga Springs on the 15th and 16th of August next, to discuss woman's right to suffrage.
    — from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
  4. I have asked you to assemble here, my friends, in order to discuss a very important matter.
    — from Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  5. “In that case we had better discuss it in a cosy room rather than in this wind-swept market-place,” said he.
    — from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  6. Now,” he said, as he turned hungrily on the simple fare that our landlady had provided, “I must discuss it while I eat, for I have not much time.
    — from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  7. [Pg 340] André divides thus methodically the subjects which he proposes to discuss:— Quid sit amor et unde dicatur.
    — from On Love by Stendhal
  8. Before proceeding to discuss other Methods of Solution, it is necessary to translate our Syllogism into an abstract form.
    — from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll
  9. We shall, however, be enabled to discuss what circumstances are most favourable to variation.
    — from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin

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