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You're not using "archaic" correctly Larry Send a noteboard - 20/04/2010 10:07:31 PM
My roommate is an ecology major, and studying "how organisms affect and are affected by other members, living and non-living alike, of local and global systems" seems to be exactly what he does. In fact, he just defined it to me now as "the study of interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment." Which is pretty much what Larry said, except Larry, to quote my roommate, "went one step further and defined 'environment.'"

So... I'm pretty sure what Larry said is a very correct and modern definition of the word "ecology."


Now talk to an english major and get the definition for conotative and denotative meaning.

Words and pharses have multiple meaning in english depending on context. How many different meanings can you communicate with the word "no"?

Archaic, as in not what the word conveys in common speech, in a given context. If I say "I am going to the theater." You will most likely think of movies, but what if I mean a play. If I say "I am going outside and burn a faggot", you will probably call the police to stop a murder, but what if I mean a cigarette, or perhaps to start a campfire. English is a tricky beast.

Make sense now?

The scientific and common definition/concept of a word offen are at odds. It is all about the context.


First off, it's not an antiquated use of the word. If anything, ecology is an inkhorn portmanteau that caught on in scientific and later, popular culture and it has very few variant meanings. Its meaning does not vary across regions, countries, or time. So arguing that it is "archaic" is a very strange set of reasoning.
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Frank Herbert, Dune Chronicles (series reviews within) Larry - 16/04/2010 04:11:40 AM 1975 Views
Re: Frank Herbert, Dune HyogaRott - 16/04/2010 06:09:49 PM 1093 Views
Re: Frank Herbert, Dune Larry - 17/04/2010 12:08:06 AM 1277 Views
Re: Frank Herbert, Dune HyogaRott - 17/04/2010 02:33:38 PM 1209 Views
Not all themes are intended by the author. That doesn't mean they aren't there. lord-of-shadow - 17/04/2010 06:54:14 PM 1253 Views
Re: Not all themes are intended by the author. That doesn't mean they aren't there. HyogaRott - 17/04/2010 10:44:18 PM 1094 Views
I was using a fairly precise term when I said "ecological" Larry - 18/04/2010 12:13:14 AM 1208 Views
Re: I was using a fairly precise term when I said "ecological" HyogaRott - 18/04/2010 03:34:33 AM 1259 Views
Please read linked interview...as I call bullshit. Also, why are your walls white? Chas - 18/04/2010 05:18:07 AM 1067 Views
Re: Please read linked interview...as I call bullshit. Also, why are your walls white? HyogaRott - 19/04/2010 06:15:26 PM 1102 Views
That was most of my issue. Chas - 21/04/2010 12:12:56 AM 978 Views
Re: That was most of my issue. HyogaRott - 21/04/2010 06:33:14 PM 945 Views
Re: That was most of my issue. Chas - 29/04/2010 11:38:26 PM 925 Views
Just because something plays a dominate role doesn't make it a theme random thoughts - 21/04/2010 02:09:42 PM 1071 Views
Thank you for saying concisely the point I have been trying to make. *NM* HyogaRott - 21/04/2010 06:34:12 PM 452 Views
A theme is merely a dominant strain in a story; there can be more than one theme present Larry - 21/04/2010 11:21:38 PM 1001 Views
Re: A theme is merely a dominant strain in a story; there can be more than one theme present DomA - 22/04/2010 04:58:01 AM 979 Views
Good points Larry - 22/04/2010 09:19:45 PM 1020 Views
Re: Good points DomA - 22/04/2010 10:55:21 PM 969 Views
when you call it human ecology I come much closer to agreeing random thoughts - 22/04/2010 02:16:58 PM 1000 Views
Re: A theme is merely a dominant strain in a story; there can be more than one theme present HyogaRott - 22/04/2010 04:08:28 PM 922 Views
Texts have different interpretations and Readers emphasize different aspects Larry - 22/04/2010 09:28:05 PM 1027 Views
Re: Texts have different interpretations and Readers emphasize different aspects HyogaRott - 23/04/2010 05:22:22 PM 959 Views
Re: Just because something plays a dominate role doesn't make it a theme Chas - 29/04/2010 11:36:45 PM 1032 Views
Not really sure how Larry's definition is archaic. Ghavrel - 19/04/2010 07:52:27 PM 1086 Views
Re: Not really sure how Larry's definition is archaic. HyogaRott - 20/04/2010 07:04:40 PM 961 Views
You're not using "archaic" correctly Larry - 20/04/2010 10:07:31 PM 954 Views
Your patronizing manner aside, that's not "archaic" at all. Ghavrel - 21/04/2010 01:46:50 AM 847 Views
doesn't that regulate the point down to interesting trivia? random thoughts - 21/04/2010 02:36:38 PM 1005 Views
Re: Your patronizing manner aside, that's not "archaic" at all. HyogaRott - 21/04/2010 06:23:24 PM 1082 Views
Funny the things people focus on Larry - 21/04/2010 11:24:59 PM 971 Views
Re: Funny the things people focus on HyogaRott - 23/04/2010 05:28:54 PM 977 Views
People who see this as an ecological book are missing the point of the book random thoughts - 16/04/2010 06:28:40 PM 1458 Views
Books can have more than one theme. Great books almost always do. *NM* Ghavrel - 16/04/2010 07:15:11 PM 479 Views
I agree with that I just never really the ecological theme to Dune random thoughts - 16/04/2010 10:12:26 PM 1152 Views
Ecology goes more than one way Larry - 17/04/2010 12:12:45 AM 1109 Views
There are several points to the book/series Larry - 17/04/2010 12:11:38 AM 1174 Views
Everyone get something different from a book random thoughts - 19/04/2010 07:01:51 PM 1356 Views
I believe those themes become more pronounced later in the series Larry - 20/04/2010 10:09:36 PM 1119 Views
I remember having hated every single character of this book. Some random thoughts Lordling - 17/04/2010 05:08:25 PM 1301 Views
Well, I enjoyed more of the characters this time around, if that helps Larry - 18/04/2010 12:14:43 AM 1186 Views
I hope you got to Darwi Odrade RugbyPlayingAshaman - 21/04/2010 03:44:27 PM 996 Views
Re: Frank Herbert, Dune DomA - 17/04/2010 08:05:16 PM 1555 Views
I guess we'll have a few disagreements here, Dom Larry - 17/04/2010 10:22:27 PM 1351 Views
Re: I guess we'll have a few disagreements here, Dom DomA - 18/04/2010 04:38:10 AM 1306 Views
Re: I guess we'll have a few disagreements here, Dom Macharius - 19/04/2010 04:04:43 AM 1231 Views
Re: I guess we'll have a few disagreements here, Dom DomA - 22/04/2010 04:31:26 AM 994 Views
I thought all of Dune had begun as a serial in a SF magazine. *NM* Macharius - 22/04/2010 01:58:22 PM 423 Views
And Dune Messiah as well was serialized at first, in Galaxy *NM* Larry - 22/04/2010 09:31:54 PM 427 Views
Dune Messiah (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 19/04/2010 08:42:18 AM 1223 Views
Re: Dune Messiah (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 21/04/2010 03:33:46 PM 944 Views
I didn't see that in Alia Larry - 21/04/2010 11:27:22 PM 893 Views
There were a few scenes displaying Alia's abilities/mindset. (spoilers) RugbyPlayingAshaman - 22/04/2010 03:54:32 PM 894 Views
OK, that makes a bit more sense, as I wasn't for sure what you were arguing at first Larry - 22/04/2010 09:14:46 PM 993 Views
One of my favorite series! RugbyPlayingAshaman - 21/04/2010 03:30:57 PM 897 Views
I didn't "miss it" as much as I chose to deemphasize it Larry - 21/04/2010 11:29:50 PM 817 Views
Re: I didn't "miss it" as much as I chose to deemphasize it RugbyPlayingAshaman - 22/04/2010 04:02:26 PM 938 Views
His style doesn't appeal to me as much, unfortunately Larry - 22/04/2010 09:17:21 PM 824 Views
You might want to track down his short stories one day... DomA - 23/04/2010 02:06:09 PM 1052 Views
Children of Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 22/04/2010 06:47:04 AM 1018 Views
See...I think I made a mistake in my reading of Dune Brian - 22/04/2010 07:26:28 AM 992 Views
Depends Larry - 22/04/2010 08:01:39 AM 904 Views
Re: Depends Brian - 22/04/2010 11:12:15 PM 1249 Views
read something else random thoughts - 23/04/2010 07:49:34 PM 886 Views
LA Times article on Dune (4/18/2010) Larry - 23/04/2010 10:59:00 AM 843 Views
God Emperor of Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 25/04/2010 02:03:37 AM 1124 Views
Heretics of Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 28/04/2010 06:02:54 AM 859 Views
Re: Heretics of Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) DomA - 29/04/2010 03:26:28 PM 933 Views
I read the wiki synopses of those two books Larry - 29/04/2010 09:44:07 PM 889 Views
Re: I read the wiki synopses of those two books DomA - 10/05/2010 04:10:49 AM 1235 Views
Chapterhouse: Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) Larry - 30/04/2010 02:31:10 PM 1044 Views
Re: Chapterhouse: Dune (2001 initial read; 2010 re-read) DomA - 10/05/2010 01:24:33 AM 1084 Views
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