Literary notes about indiscriminate (AI summary)
Across literature, “indiscriminate” is frequently employed to convey a lack of discernment or selectivity in both actions and attitudes. In some works, the term critiques unfettered generosity or charity—for example, in discussions of untempered benevolence in [1], [2], [3], and [4]—while in others it highlights a broader moral or philosophical failing, as seen in Bernard Shaw’s caution about superhuman pursuits leading to “indiscriminate contempt for the Human” in [5]. The word also appears in vivid descriptions of chaos and destruction, such as H. G. Wells’ portrayal of warfare marked by “indiscriminate” devastation in [6], and even extends to subtler applications, as in accounts of unselective admiration ([7]) or the uncritical enjoyment of social customs ([8]). This varied usage underscores the term’s capacity to encapsulate both tangible and abstract deficiencies in judgment across genres and historical contexts.
- Charitable Bequest, A, 2 , 148 Charity, Indiscriminate, 2 , 148 .
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - We were warned against indulging in indiscriminate charity, without seasoning it with justice and rectitude.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe - 8.—INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY— solution
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - 8.—INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - Beware of the pursuit of the Superhuman: it leads to an indiscriminate contempt for the Human.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw - Never before in the history of warfare had destruction been so indiscriminate and so universal.
— from The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - More indiscriminate than mine their admiration may be: deeper and more sincere it cannot be.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Gerty Farish, seated next to Selden, was lost in that indiscriminate and uncritical enjoyment so irritating to Miss Bart's finer perceptions.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
