Literary notes about regarding (AI summary)
In literature, the word "regarding" is frequently employed as a formal device to introduce a topic, link ideas, or provide contextual detail. Philosophical and critical texts such as Kant’s works [1, 2, 3, 4] use "regarding" to specify and evaluate abstract principles, while historical and religious treatises apply it to denote authoritative commentary on events or doctrines [5, 6, 7]. At the same time, narrative fiction uses "regarding" to describe how characters observe or relate to their surroundings and each other—often conveying attitudes or emotional responses, as seen in scenes from H. G. Wells [8, 9, 10] and Tolstoy [11, 12]. Additionally, in informational or expository passages, the term directs the reader’s attention to particular subjects or sets of data, such as in discussions about medical conditions, heraldry, or historical details [13, 14, 15]. In sum, "regarding" functions as a versatile linguistic connector that seamlessly integrates commentary, description, and critical analysis across diverse literary genres.
- Finally, regarding particular events as divine purposes, we speak no longer of providence, but of dispensation ( directio extraordinaria ).
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant - We cannot, at the same time, avoid regarding, by a transcendental subreptio, this formal principle as constitutive, and hypostatizing this unity.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - the sea, without attributing to the latter a purpose, and regarding the effect, namely, the sand, as a work of art.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant - The same is the case with the double answer to the question regarding the extent, in space, of the world.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - What the Apostle Peter predicted regarding the last judgment.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - Of the last judgment, and the declarations regarding it in the Old and New Testaments, 345 BOOK XXI.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - What is written in the Revelation of John regarding the two resurrections, and the thousand years, and what may reasonably be held on these points.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - She flung open the door and stood regarding the room.
— from The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells - The white-haired man I found was still regarding me steadfastly, but with an expression, as I now fancied, of some perplexity.
— from The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells - He turned and went towards the door, regarding me oddly over his shoulder.
— from The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells - She was right in regarding all arguments as nonsense in comparison with that smile.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - But a sense of his regarding all aid as out of the question was felt by the sick man, and exasperated him.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - What is the present state of knowledge regarding this specific form of leukemia?
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - In the Kui sin tsa shi , written by Chow Mi, in the former part of the 14th century, interesting particulars regarding Mongol hunting are found.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - Inquiries were made and information was sought regarding the young man’s relatives.
— from Filipino Popular Tales