Searches , social queries for POLEMIC
Search references for POLEMIC. Phrases containing POLEMIC
See searches and references containing POLEMIC!
Search references for POLEMIC. Phrases containing POLEMIC
See searches and references containing POLEMIC!POLEMIC
Contentious rhetoric
Polemic (/pəˈlɛmɪk/ pə-LEHM-ick, US also /-ˈlimɪk/ -LEEM-ick) is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and
Polemic
Defunct British arts magazine
Polemic was a British "Magazine of Philosophy, Psychology, and Aesthetics" published between 1945 and 1947, which aimed to be a general or non-specialist
Polemic_(magazine)
Christian theology that defends Christianity against objections
from the Greek philosopher Celsus, who wrote The True Word (c. 175 CE), a polemic criticizing Christians as being unprofitable members of society. In response
Christian_apologetics
Poetry book
A Poet's Polemic is a 2003 collection of poetry written by Scottish poet John Burnside. It was published as part of National Poetry Day 2003. McLuckie
A_Poet's_Polemic
Jewish physician, philosopher, and polemic writer
1604–1683) was a Portuguese-born Sephardic Jewish physician, philosopher and polemic writer based in Verona. He was born of Marrano parents at Trancoso, near
Isaac_Cardoso
the Cathars, or between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. A subset of polemic and apologetic activity continued against Judaism and Islam, both openly
Christian polemics and apologetics in the Middle Ages
Christian_polemics_and_apologetics_in_the_Middle_Ages
Italian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642)
Simplicio made Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems appear as a polemic against Aristotelian geocentrism in defence of the Copernican theory. Most
Galileo_Galilei
German philosopher (1844–1900)
classical philologic method in favour of a more speculative approach. In his polemic Philology of the Future, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff damped the
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Christian anti-pagan polemic
Christian anti-pagan polemic
Refutation_of_All_Heresies
Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
literature, although he makes an appearance in some variants of the medieval polemic Toledot Yeshu (as a particularly effective spy for the rabbis). The Karaite
Paul_the_Apostle
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
fiction speculative fiction travelogue opinion journalism literary criticism polemic essay autobiography correspondence oration Movement American Realism Signature
Mark_Twain
American businessman and activist (born 1977)
The Washington Post, Carlos Lozada said that it "fails as memoir and as polemic: its analysis is facile, its hypocrisy relentless, its self-awareness marginal
Donald_Trump_Jr.
19th-century literary society
1819, to February 15, 1886, in Romney, West Virginia. Established as the Polemic Society of Romney, it became the first organization of its kind in the
Romney_Literary_Society
Character from the novel "The Brothers Karamazov"
Mikhail Osipovich Rakitin (Russian: Михаи́л О́сипович Раки́тин) is a secondary character in the novel The Brothers Karamazov by the 19th-century Russian
Mikhail_Rakitin
1950 anthology compiled by Victor Gollancz
A Year of Grace is a 1950 anthology compiled by Victor Gollancz, consisting of passages (and some pieces of music) concerning religious and spiritual life
A_Year_of_Grace
13th-century Catalonian Dominican friar and theologian
13th-century Dominican friar and theologian. He is remembered for his polemic work Pugio Fidei (c. 1270). In 1250 he was one of eight friars appointed
Raymond_Martini
1982 single by Guilherme Arantes
"Planeta Água" is a song written and performed by Guilherme Arantes, a music artist from São Paulo, Brazil, and released in 1982. It was one of the finalists
Planeta_Água
Irish author and columnist (born 1990)
1990) is an Irish author and columnist known for introspective fiction and polemic essays. She gained critical prominence after releasing her debut novel
Megan_Nolan
1644 book by John Milton
Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemic by the English poet, scholar, and polemical author John Milton opposing
Areopagitica
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the
2007 French legislative election
2007_French_legislative_election
1898 polemic by Karl Kraus
A Crown for Zion (German: Eine Krone für Zion) is an 1898 anti-Zionist polemic written by the Austrian-Jewish writer Karl Kraus. As with many Viennese
A_Crown_for_Zion
Persian religion founded in the 3rd century AD
Manichaeism (/ˌmænɪˈkiː.ɪzəm/; Persian: آئین مانی, romanized: Āʾīn-i Mānī; Chinese: 摩尼教; pinyin: Móníjiào) was a major world religion founded in the third
Manichaeism
Russian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)
describes himself as vicious, squalid and ugly; the chief focuses of his polemic are the "modern human" and his vision of the world, which he attacks severely
Fyodor_Dostoevsky
British spiritual teacher and writer (1925–2018)
Dennis Philip Edward Lingwood (26 August 1925 – 30 October 2018), known more commonly as Sangharakshita, was a British spiritual teacher and writer. In
Sangharakshita
1914 work by Vladimir Lenin
question in relation to countries such as Norway, Poland and Russia. A polemic against Rosa Luxemburg, it was written in the vein of "The Awakening in
The Right of Nations to Self-Determination
The_Right_of_Nations_to_Self-Determination
Book by Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi
School'), is a theological polemic written by Hanbali Islamic scholar Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi between 1185 and 1192. The polemic is primarily directed at
Daf'_Shubah_al-Tashbih
German author and poet (1886–1927)
Sonette, the edited diary Flight out of Time, the Christian anarchist polemic book Critique of the German Intelligentsia and the novels Flametti, or
Hugo_Ball
1946 essay by George Orwell
when published as a pamphlet) is an essay, first published in May 1946 in Polemic, by the English author George Orwell. The essay discusses works written
Second Thoughts on James Burnham
Second_Thoughts_on_James_Burnham
1995 book by Kirill Eskov
Афрания, romanized: Evangeliye ot Afraniya) is a 1995 counterapologetic polemic by Russian scientist and writer Kirill Eskov, consisting of an essay and
The_Gospel_of_Afranius
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
the Story of Miriai on Two Levels: Evidence from Mandaean Anti-Jewish Polemic about the Origins and Setting of Early Mandaeism".ARAM Periodical / (2010):
Gnosticism
2026 Indian film by Kamakhya Narayan Singh
performances sincere, but deemed it less a cinematic experience and more "a polemic wrapped in dramatic packaging" that may resonate strongly with viewers
The_Kerala_Story_2
Political faction in Ukraine from 1940
Mykola Stsiborskyi whose third wife was Jewish, became the focus of a polemic that ensued between the two factions. It's possible that an alleged spat
Melnykites
1887 book by Friedrich Nietzsche
On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic (German: Zur Genealogie der Moral: Eine Streitschrift; sometimes translated as On the Genealogy of Morals) is
On_the_Genealogy_of_Morality
1636 play by Pierre Corneille
enormous popular success, Corneille's Le Cid was the subject of a heated polemic over the norms of dramatic practice known as the Querelle du Cid (Quarrel
Le_Cid
2025 French-American documentary film
"breathless attempt to balance the varying demands of biography, exegesis and polemic, somewhat tripping itself in the process". Orwell: 2+2=5 won Best Score
Orwell:_2+2=5
Book by Milorad Pavić
sources. Three time layers: I - The Middle Ages, the time of the Khazar polemic II - The 17th century (the time of the first edition of the dictionary
Dictionary_of_the_Khazars
British actress
(1 March 2022). "Mood, review: Nicôle Lecky's supercharged millennial polemic is gripping and grimy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2024
Nicôle_Lecky
The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles separates the Cour d'Honneur from the Royal Court of the Palace of Versailles. It is also located between the
The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles
The_Royal_Gate_of_the_Palace_of_Versailles
Term used to describe anti-theatrical sentiments
avant-garde theatricalism. Wagner became the object of Modernism's most polemic anti-theatrical attackers. Martin Puchner states that Wagner, 'almost like
Antitheatricality
Concept in statistics
reasons. Among the earliest expressions of this idea is Francis Bacon's polemic the Novum Organum, itself a challenge to the more traditional logic expressed
Latent and observable variables
Latent_and_observable_variables
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
and distributing leaflets. Hitler soon gained notoriety for his rowdy polemic speeches against the Treaty of Versailles, rival politicians, and especially
Adolf_Hitler
a discussion of its author Jonathan Swift. The essay first appeared in Polemic No 5 in September 1946. Within the essay, Orwell refers to receiving a
Politics_vs._Literature
Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
science. From that point on, use of "occult science(s)" implied a conscious polemic against mainstream science. Nevertheless, the philosopher and card game
Occult
God in Greek mythology
were becoming blurred in a Christian context. Prudentius, in his poetic polemic against the religious traditionalist Symmachus, describes the arena as
Pluto_(god)
Partially lost polemic essay by Roman Emperor Julian
Partially lost polemic essay by Roman Emperor Julian
Against_the_Galileans
Art exhibition
Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon (First German Autumn Salon) was the title of an art exhibition that was organized in 1913 by Herwarth Walden in Berlin. The
Erster_Deutscher_Herbstsalon
Sermon Invitational Lecture Public Lightning talk Maiden speech Oratory Polemic Diatribe Eristic Philippic Progymnasmata Suasoria Propaganda Spin Resignation
Glossary_of_rhetorical_terms
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940
ceased, according to Chamberlain, "like turning off a tap". In July 1940 a polemic titled Guilty Men was released by "Cato"—a pseudonym for three journalists
Neville_Chamberlain
the span of ten years, from 2002 to 2012, the play is a response to and polemic with the German playwright Heiner Mueller's Hamletmachine (in German, Die
Opheliamachine
American lawyer and statesman (born 1930)
trust, and we needed someone that we could trust not just to make it a polemic." Baker's Democratic counterpart was retired Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN),
James_Baker
2026 book
Telegraph gave the book four stars out of five, describing it as "part polemic and part philosophical inquiry... If we truly want to understand our civic
The_Score_(book)
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
2008). "Defaming Milton Friedman: Naomi Klein's disastrous yet popular polemic against the great free market economist" Archived April 11, 2010, at the
Milton_Friedman
2011 anthology by Nick Land
every number is written as its factors. The second is an accelerationist polemic that explores a wide variety of sources to propose a fatalistic model of
Fanged_Noumena
1973 non-fiction book by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
that the book "fares less well as scholarship than activism, history than polemic", but calls it a "beautifully written page-turner". She also observes that
The_Imperial_Presidency
American-born Israeli journalist (born 1954)
is Jewish Civilization and Its Discontents: A Post-October 7 Primer & Polemic, published in 2024. Jager was born and raised on New York City's Lower
Elliot_Jager
Syriac martyrology
The passage belongs to a wider body of Christian, Armenian, and Syriac polemic from the Sasanian period in which close-kin marriage was associated with
Acts of Adur-Hormizd, Pethion and Anahid
Acts_of_Adur-Hormizd,_Pethion_and_Anahid
2022 memoir by Werner Herzog
find much to love here, all of it jumbled up into a kind of memoir-diary-polemic hybrid". She called the book "something weirder and truer than a mere autobiography"
Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
Every_Man_for_Himself_and_God_Against_All:_A_Memoir
Total or partial opposition to Judaism
gentiles drove anti-Judaism.[page needed] The debate and dialogue moved from polemic to bitter verbal and written attacks one against the other. However, since
Anti-Judaism
1927 book by Katherine Mayo
Indian society, British colonialism, women's rights Genre Non-fiction, polemic Publisher Harcourt, Brace & Company (US); Jonathan Cape (UK) Publication date
Mother_India_(book)
Whole number
2003). "Babylonian Pythagoras' Theorem, the Early History of Zero and a Polemic on the Study of the History of Science". Resonance. 8 (1): 30–40. doi:10
0
2023 book by Jake Wallis Simons
Author Jake Wallis Simons Language English Subject Anti-Zionism Genre Polemic Publisher Constable Publication date September 7, 2023 Publication place
Israelophobia
Polemic term for the ruling class of Soviet-type states
New class is a polemic term by critics of countries that followed the Soviet-type state socialism to describe the privileged ruling class of bureaucrats
New_class
Spanish singer-songwriter (born 1992)
to discussions of cultural appropriation, sometimes dubbed "the Rosalía polemic". Rosalía has been accused of stealing the culture of the Spanish Romani
Rosalía
Central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
1967, p. 19. Nietzsche, Friedrich (2008). On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemic. By Way of Clarification and Supplement to My Last Book Beyond Good and
Master–slave_morality
American Jesuit priest and historian (1912–2003)
to distinguish". Ong subsequently developed his observations regarding polemic in The Presence of the Word (192–286) in his book length study Fighting
Walter_J._Ong
2012 memoir by Sarah Schulman
Memoir or Biography. Olivia Laing on New Statesman described the book as "a polemic, a passionate, provocative and at times scattergun account of disappearance
The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination
The_Gentrification_of_the_Mind:_Witness_to_a_Lost_Imagination
πολεμεῖν (polemeîn), πόλεμος (pólemos), πολεμικός (polemikós) polemarch, polemic, polemology poli- city Greek πόλις, πόλιος (pólis, pólios), πολίτης (polítēs)
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P–Z
1929 book by William Seabrook
writing: "It is important to realise that, if Leiris read Seabrook as a polemic against racism, his book can be read as preserving racist stereotypes of
The_Magic_Island
English philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
with A. J. Ayer and George Orwell, he contributed a series of articles to Polemic, a short-lived British "Magazine of Philosophy, Psychology, and Aesthetics"
Bertrand_Russell
Gnostic gospel
Apostle. It is one of the texts addressed by Irenaeus in his Christian polemic Against Heresies, placing its composition before 180 AD. It tells of the
Apocryphon_of_John
2026 book by Nicky Hager
Party Member of Parliament Chris Penk criticised Dirty Work as one-sided polemic, opining without having read it that it "belongs in the fiction section
Dirty_Work_(Hager_book)
1651 political tract by John Milton
Defensio pro Populo Anglicano is a Latin polemic by John Milton, published in 1651. The full title in English is John Milton an Englishman His Defence
Defensio_pro_Populo_Anglicano
Brazilian writer, lawyer, and politician (1829–1877)
Emperor Pedro II, who esteemed Magalhães very much, participated in this polemic, albeit under a pseudonym. Also in 1856, he wrote and published under feuilleton
José_de_Alencar
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
perception of Roman sexual decadence can be traced to early Christian polemic, see Alastair J. L. Blanshard, "Roman Vice," in Sex: Vice and Love from
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Rejecting scientific or historical consensus
is both prescriptive and polemic: prescriptive because it carries implications that there is truth to the denied claim; polemic since the accuser implies
Denialism
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-06722-6. Kim, Lloyd (2006). Polemic in the Book of Hebrews: Anti-Judaism, Anti-Semitism, Supersessionism?.
History_of_Christianity
Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)
signified divine punishment, becoming a central argument in anti-Jewish polemic. For Justin Martyr, a 2nd century apologist, Jewish responsibility for
Bar_Kokhba_Revolt
Greek businessman and writer (1835–1908)
founded a school for Greek children living in England. All his work — polemic, political, journalistic, historical or literary — had a double objective:
Demetrios_Vikelas
Archaeological encyclopedia
Indo-Europeanists who made contributions as sub-editors. Though it is not a polemic, the work in part extends support to Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hypothesis
Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture
Encyclopedia_of_Indo-European_Culture
British cultural and political magazine
Later that year, he also said: "We fight culture wars vigorously, mix polemic with mockery, and are all in favour of triggering people." The magazine
Standpoint_(magazine)
French rebel groups that fought Nazi Germany in World War II
relatively unknown. In 1974, Louis Malle's Lacombe, Lucien caused scandal and polemic for his lack of moral judgment regarding the behavior of a collaborator
French_Resistance
Term used in political debates
The term had some currency in polemic debates about the Cold War. "Moral equivalence" began to be used as a polemic term-of-retort to "moral relativism"
Moral_equivalence
because he is so seldom exercised and rarely puts them on. A religious polemic of about this time complains bitterly of the oppression and extortion suffered
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Medieval theological polemic
Apology of al-Kindi (also spelled al-Kindy) is a medieval theological polemic making a case for Christianity and drawing attention to alleged flaws in
Apology_of_al-Kindi
French-Spanish lawyer, writer and political activist
Selling more than 150,000 copies within a year of publication, the work is a polemic against the links that, according to the author, unite business, media
Juan_Branco
French film critic and director
key figure at Positif for over three decades, where he waged a sustained polemic against Cahiers du cinéma and the French New Wave. He would later direct
Robert_Benayoun
Islamic term for a pre-Islamic Arabian monotheist
Hawting, G. R. (1999). The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam: From Polemic to History. Cambridge University Press. Ibn Warraq, ed. (2000). "2. Origins
Hanif
modern commentator warns that, since "martyrologies are a form of religious polemic ... we shouldn't assume that the atrocities they depict happened" as described
List of incidents of cannibalism
List_of_incidents_of_cannibalism
Type of rhetorical deductive argument
Sermon Invitational Lecture Public Lightning talk Maiden speech Oratory Polemic Diatribe Eristic Philippic Progymnasmata Suasoria Propaganda Spin Resignation
Enthymeme
American technology writer and historian
there contributed to the monograph Heinrich Heshusius and Confessional Polemic in Early Lutheran Orthodoxy (2010), a study of Lutheran preaching, confessional
Michael_Halvorson
Belgian philosopher (1934–2026)
strongest of the Situationists. Counterpoised to Guy Debord's political and polemic style, Vaneigem offered a more poetic and spirited prose. The Revolution
Raoul_Vaneigem
Book by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Sermon Invitational Lecture Public Lightning talk Maiden speech Oratory Polemic Diatribe Eristic Philippic Progymnasmata Suasoria Propaganda Spin Resignation
Dialogus_de_oratoribus
Name given in ancient literature to an inner voice
daimonion among the evil demons. In the early 5th century, Augustine polemicized against Apuleius' doctrine of demons in his work The State of God. He
Daimonion
16th century European mask for women
meet universal approval, as evidenced in this excerpt from a contemporary polemic: When they use to ride abroad, they have visors made of velvet ... wherewith
Visard
Italy international footballer (born 1994)
"Com pênalti polêmico, Fla vence reservas do Santos em má atuação" [With polemic penalty, Fla beats Santos' reserves in poor performance] (in Portuguese)
Emerson_Palmieri
Gnostic religion
the Story of Miriai on Two Levels: Evidence from Mandaean Anti-Jewish Polemic about the Origins and Setting of Early Mandaeism". ARAM Periodical / (2010):
Mandaeism
Vietnamese anti-colonial intellectual
Ngô Đức Kế (1878–1929), courtesy name Tập Xuyên, was a prominent scholar-gentry Vietnamese anti-colonial intellectual in the early 20th century. He was
Ngô_Đức_Kế
1921 horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft
house, has been criticized by Peter Cannon for being an openly xenophobic polemic against immigration. A strange old man, "so old that no one can remember
The_Terrible_Old_Man
False claims about Jews and Judaism
relationship between Judaism and Christianity, many of them marred by anti-Jewish polemic and Christian persecution of Jews, some rabbis have fulminated against
Antisemitic_trope
1925 opera by Alban Berg; Berg's first opera
Zionism, Kraus enlists antisemitic stereotypes ... in ... a reflective polemic against a controversial movement in Jewish culture, and with quite a bit
Wozzeck
travel, tourism, insurance
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
POLEMIC
travel, tourism, insurance