Literary notes about regression (AI summary)
In literature, the term regression serves as a multifaceted device that spans technical analysis and metaphorical reflection. It is employed to depict a return to earlier or more primitive states, whether in historical evolution—as when a society or idea is seen as declining from a previous peak [1],[2]—or in the human psyche, where individuals may revert to infantile or less mature phases under stress or conflict [3],[4],[5]. Moreover, regression appears in more scientific discourses too, such as when discussing the statistical tendencies in data or population dynamics [6],[7], thereby enriching its usage as a term that bridges analytical rigor with evocative narrative imagery [8],[9].
- And there is no doubt that this regression has taken place in the course of history.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - Wherefore, lest we fall into an infinite regression, we must acknowledge the supreme God to be full of supreme and perfect good.
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius - The regression to infantile phobia is the bridge where the transformation of libido into fear is conveniently effected.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - Only the dream can inform us of the regression of our emotional life to an earlier stage of development.
— from Reflections on War and Death by Sigmund Freud - If the ego then does not approve this regression, the conflict takes place.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - a . Regression of population on ln area.
— from California Athabascan Groups by Martin A. Baumhoff - Linear regression of this relationship indicated that 89% of the variance in climatic distribution was attributed to the composite scores.
— from Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson - And Earth should try to do something to bring many worlds out of sloth, decadence, regression and inverted self-importance.
— from Earthsmith by Stephen Marlowe - The law of regression represents the tendency of the extreme elements of the race constantly to seek the middle or mediocre level.
— from Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Mosiah Hall
