Wheelwright (disambiguation) — Wheelwright may refer to:Occupation: * Wheelwright, a person who builds or repairs wheelsPeople: * Edmund M. Wheelwright (1854 1912), American architect * Edward Lawrence Wheelwright (1921 2007), Australian economist and political theorist, *… … Wikipedia
Literary criticism — Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella Genres Epic … Wikipedia
Democritus — Full name Democritus Born ca. 460 BC Abdera, Thrace Died ca. 370 BC (Aged 90) Era … Wikipedia
Leucippus — or Leukippos (Greek: Polytonic|Λεύκιππος, first half of 5th century BC) was among the earliest philosophers of atomism, the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms. He was born at… … Wikipedia
Zeno of Elea — (pronEng|ˈziːnoʊ əv ˈɛliə, Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Ἐλεάτης) (ca. 490 BC? – ca. 430 BC?) was a pre Socratic Greek philosopher of southern Italy and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. Aristotle called him the inventor of the dialectic… … Wikipedia
Mythography — L Apothéose d Homère from Dominique Ingres, 1827 A mythographer, or a mythologist is a compiler of myths. The word derives from the Greek μυθογραφία (mythografia), writing of fables ,[1] from μῦ … Wikipedia
ambiguity — ambiguity, equivocation, tergiversation, double entendre are comparable when they denote expression or, more often, an expression, capable of more than one interpretation. Ambiguity is referable to an expression that admits of two or sometimes… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ungrasped — adjective not fully apprehended the ungrasped infinite ground of all being Philip Wheelwright • Similar to: ↑ununderstood … Useful english dictionary
historicize — hiˈstȯrəˌsīz, tär verb ( ed/ ing/ s) transitive verb 1. : to render historic : give an appearance of historical verity or significance to the traditional myth of the god s victory over the dragon … is historicized as the triumph of Yahweh over… … Useful english dictionary
sherlockian — (|) ̷ ̷|läkēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sherlock Holmes + English ian : of or resembling the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes especially in the exercise of unusual powers of deduction solved the mystery with Sherlockian… … Useful english dictionary
