We are reminded, however, that freedom of thought and discussion, the unfettered exchange of ideas, is basic under our form of government.

Skeat “… in at least three cases and probably in all, in the form of codices " and he theorized that this form of notebook was invented in Rome and then “… must have spread rapidly to the Near East …” In his discussion of one of the earliest pagan parchment codices to survive from Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, Eric Turner seems to challenge Skeat ’ s notion when stating “… its mere existence is evidence that this book form had a prehistory ” and that “ early experiments with this book form may well have taken place outside of Egypt .” Early codices of parchment or papyrus appear to have been widely used as personal notebooks, for instance in recording copies of letters sent ( Cicero Fam.

However, fifth century tragedy was a social gathering for " carrying out quite publicly the maintenance and development of mental infrastructure " and it offered spectators a " platform for an utterly unique form of institutionalized discussion ".

During the 16th century Italian Renaissance, the Questione della lingua was the discussion on the status and ideal form of the Italian language, initiated by Dante's de vulgari eloquentia ( Pietro Bembo, Prose della volgar lingua Venice 1525 ).

Castiglione's tale took the form of a discussion among the nobility of the court of the Duke of Urbino, in which the characters determine that the ideal knight should be renowned not only for his bravery and prowess in battle, but also as a skilled dancer, athlete, singer and orator, and he should also be well-read in the Humanities and classical Greek and Latin literature.

The Kinsey Report's dispassionate discussion of homosexuality as a form of human sexual behavior was revolutionary.

The earliest recorded oral law may have been of the midrashic form, in which halakhic discussion is structured as exegetical commentary on the Torah.

Classically idea has been translated ( or transliterated ) as " idea ," but secondary literature now typically employs the term " form " ( or occasionally " kind ," usually in discussion of Plato's Sophist and Statesman ) to avoid confusion with the English word connoting " thought ".

His works include the early and very influential De Inventione ( On Invention, often read alongside the Ad Herennium as the two basic texts of rhetorical theory throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance ), De Oratore ( a fuller statement of rhetorical principles in dialogue form ), Topics ( a rhetorical treatment of common topics, highly influential through the Renaissance ), Brutus ( Cicero ) ( a discussion of famous orators ) and Orator ( a defense of Cicero's style ).

The original form, sometimes called the tabletop RPG, is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing games ( LARP ) players physically perform their characters ' actions.

The hourglass model starts with a broad spectrum for research, focusing in on the required information through the method of the project ( like the neck of the hourglass ), then expands the research in the form of discussion and results.

According to the journal Cryptozoology, the ISC served " as a focal point for the investigation, analysis, publication, and discussion of all matters related to animals of unexpected form or size, or unexpected occurrence in time or space.

Proposition two begins with a discussion of objects, form and substance.

The earliest recorded oral law may have been of the midrashic form, in which halakhic discussion is structured as exegetical commentary on the Pentateuch.

Melanchthon presented the new doctrine of Christianity under the form of a discussion of the " leading thoughts " of the Epistle to the Romans.

Many institutes replaced their traditional habits with more modern attire, experimented with different forms of prayer and community life, and adapted obedience to a superior to a form of consultation and discussion.

Increasing relaxation in regard to the discussion of sex meant farce became a familiar form used in series like Up Pompeii!

According to Shen, the trigger for the famous Tiananmen hunger-strikes of 1989 was a big-character poster ( dazibao ), a form of public political discussion that gained prominence during the Cultural Revolution.

For instance, there is a phonograph that destroys itself by playing a record titled " I Cannot Be Played on Record Player X " ( an analogy to Gödel's incompleteness theorems ), an examination of canon form in music, and a discussion of Escher's lithograph of two hands drawing each other.

The principal trainer acts as a facilitator who uses a high percentage of open questions to allow the participants to reflect critically on their own way of thinking, feeling, or behaving in a given context-usually involving a problem or desired outcome-and guiding participants to form the conclusion or an axiom / principle / belief through their own efforts, potentially highlighting dissonance, conflicts of thought and actions with questions for further discussion.

The discussion of ' alternation of generations ' above treats the alternation of a multicellular diploid form with a multicellular haploid form as the defining characteristic, regardless of whether these forms are free-living or not.

In the last few months of his life he took part in the discussion about the consecration of certain Scottish bishops, and it was in pursuance of his advice that they were consecrated by several bishops of the English Church.

Note: In the following discussion, only one or two common pronunciations of American and British English varieties are used in this article for each word cited.

There has been discussion by academics whether the " word square " is actually a Christian artefact, but if it is, it is one of the earliest examples of early Christianity in Britain.

The word meme is a shortening ( modeled on gene ) of mimeme ( from Ancient Greek μίμημα mīmēma, " something imitated ", from μιμεῖσθαι mimeisthai, " to imitate ", from μῖμος mimos " mime ") and it was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene ( 1976 ) as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena.

Instead, she argued that " in most cases ", converts first become interested in the movement through " word of mouth, a discussion between friends, a lecture, a book, an article or a Web site.

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch commented in 1854 thatIt was not the ' Orthodox ' Jews who introduced the word ' orthodoxy ' into Jewish discussion.

The word phonology comes from Greek φωνή, phōnḗ, " voice, sound ", and the suffix-logy ( which is from Greek λόγος, lógos, " word, speech, subject of discussion ").

She soon finds herself in the company of both the White and Red Queens who relentlessly confound Alice by using word play to thwart her attempts at logical discussion.

( For related discussion, see MIDI timecode, word sync, and recording system synchronization.

In the later nineties, the publisher embraced the newly emerging internet as a means of " spreading the word " about a book or author and created one of the first, if not the first, writer-to-fan discussion forums " Baen's Bar " capable of using a mix of technologies to support the overall promotion and interest in reading books for education and entertainment.

Etymology: An orthographic and phonetic blend of Mrs n .< sup > 1 </ sup > and miss n .< sup > 2 </ sup > Compare mizz n. The pronunciation with final /- z / would appear to have arisen as a result of deliberate attempts to distinguish between this word and miss n .< sup > 2 </ sup >; compare mizz n., and perhaps also Miz n .< sup > 1 </ sup > -- n .: Etymology: Representing the spoken realization of Ms n .< sup > 2 </ sup > ( see discussion at that entry ).

The use of English in philosophical publications began in the early modern period, and therefore the English word " will " became a term used in philosophical discussion.

The following discussion has been reported in the German media: 42 spectators left the audience without a word and later distributed leaflets to the audience.

In traditional times the word wānanga conveyed meanings related to highly evolved knowledge, lore, occult arts, and also " forum " in the sense of a discussion to arrive at deeper understanding.

The word Hadad-rimmon, for which the inferior reading Hadar-rimmon is found in some manuscripts in the phrase " the mourning of ( or at ) Hadad-rimmon " ( Zechariah 12: 2 ), has been a subject of much discussion.

Although some terms in academia do go out of style, such as " Dark Ages ", the term Barbarian is in full common currency among all mainstream medieval scholars and is not out of style or outdated, though a disclaimer is often felt to be needed, as when Ralph W. Mathisen prefaces a discussion of barbarian bishops in Late Antiquity, " It should also be noted that the word " barbarian " will be used here as a convenient, nonpejorative term to refer to all the non-Latin and non-Greek speaking exterae gentes who dwelt around, and even eventually settled within, the Roman Empire during late antiquity ".

The word Ebonics was originally coined in 1973 by African American social psychologist Robert Williams in a discussion with linguist Ernie Smith ( as well as other language scholars and researchers ) that took place in a conference on " Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child ", held in St. Louis, Missouri.

* Gunderson and Holling's discussion of the word " panarchy " on the Resilience Alliance website

In Arabic the word means " discussion ", and refers to the Islamic tradition of seeking theological principles through dialectic.

Hayward got up every important subject of discussion immediately it came into prominence, and concentrated his information in such a way that he habitually had the last word to say on a topic.

The meaning attached to this word, and in particular how it relates to rangatiratanga is vital to discussion of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The use of the word " generative " in the discussion of art is scattered throughout the literature.

During the discussion of these laws, Rudolf Virchow first used the word " Kulturkampf.

* The Book Show: discussion of everything relating to the written word, presented by Ramona Koval ( Monday to Fridays 10: 00, repeated 20: 00 )