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- adjective Referring to a type of
analysis in which different works arecompared andcontrasted .
Etymologies
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Coined by Mortimer Adler in "How to Read a Book". Derived from the term Syntopicon®, a two-volume topical guide published as part of the Great Books of the Western World series.
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Adler begins with sections on each of the four levels on which he believes we read (“elementary,” “inspectional,” “analytical” and “syntopical”).
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Adler begins with sections on each of the four levels on which he believes we read (“elementary,” “inspectional,” “analytical” and “syntopical”).
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