Literary notes about dissociation (AI summary)
In literature, "dissociation" is employed with a rich versatility that spans scientific explanation and metaphorical expression. It is used in the literal sense to describe the process by which compounds, molecules, or chemical elements break apart—such as the dissociation of a molecule under heat or in a dilute solution ([1], [2], [3], [4])—illustrating natural and predictable processes. At the same time, the term takes on a figurative meaning when describing the separation of ideas, identities, or social bonds, as when the mind fragments under stress or when a society becomes estranged from its heritage ([5], [6], [7], [8]). This dual usage underscores dissociation's function as an image for both physical decomposition and the more abstract splitting of consciousness or cultural unity ([9], [10], [11]).
- The compound is then slightly heated at a , and the ammonia comes off, owing to the easy dissociation of the compound.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev - A similar dissociation of the molecule is observed in the case of many gases.
— from The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc - A nebula exists in a state of entire elemental dissociation.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky - They passed into the liquid state when all compounds were at a temperature of dissociation.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev - At all events, the dissociation of the mind is the chief cause of the trouble, and its synthesis the chief means of cure.
— from The Problems of Psychical ResearchExperiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Hereward Carrington - There is thus as complete a dissociation between the two orders, as mutual dislike, added to every imaginable dissimilarity, can create.
— from An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by John Foster - The queer part of it was my own dissociation from the pain, and conviction that it was yours.
— from Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy by Frank Podmore - Religion was the solitary exception; and religion had the reality and vitality taken out of it by its dissociation with the rest of life.
— from The Three Brontës by May Sinclair - One might call this the law of dissociation by varying concomitants .
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - Life does not proceed by the association and addition of elements, but by dissociation and division.
— from Creative Evolution by Henri Bergson - Experience, in other words, is trained both by association and dissociation, and psychology must be writ both in synthetic and in analytic terms.
— from Psychology: Briefer Course by William James
