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eclecticism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eclectic method |
| Type of | deciding, decision making |
| Derivation | eclectic, eclecticist |
Examples of eclecticism
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He has always been a chameleon, but here he takes his eclecticism to new levels.
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He tended toward eclecticism, attempting to reconcile the Stoics with Aristotle.
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The wild eclecticism of their second full album seems wilfully confusing, though.
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Matteo's brand of eclecticism tended to evolve from local taste and tradition.
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In music the term used may be either eclecticism, crossover music, or polystylism.
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Eclecticism is still evident in Maribor's cultural life, and not just at KGB.
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In the latter quarter of the century, eclecticism and polystylism became important.
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Stylistic eclecticism and practical application are the hallmarks of much Roman art.
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The album charts are proving to be the last bastion of eclecticism in popular music.
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- Making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
- Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases.
- Eclecticism is a kind of mixed style in the fine arts: "the borrowing of a variety of styles from different sources and combining them" (Hume 1998, 5). Significantly, Eclecticism hardly ever constituted a specific style in art: it is characterized by the fact that it was not a particular style. ...
- Eclecticism is used to describe a composer's conscious use of styles alien to his nature, or from one or more historical styles. ...
- The practice of selecting or borrowing from earlier styles and combining the borrowed elements.
- A style in which furnishings and accessories of various periods and styles are deftly and harmoniously combined.
- The policy, or advocacy of a policy, of constructing a composite system of thought or ideology by selecting different parts from different existing systems of thought or ideologies. ...
- T.C. A method of textual criticism in which the critical text is established by chosing readings from a plurality of manuscripts at each variation unit.
- A mechanical and/or arbitrary collecting of concepts or facts without any preestablished principles or structures. Eclecticism is often used to attempt to reconcile the irreconcilable such as idealism and materialism.
