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Al Masudi
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Early Life and Education
Al-Masudi was born in Baghdad during a period of relative stability under the Abbasid Caliphate. His family background is largely unknown, though some later anecdotal accounts suggest an obscure lineage tracing back to the legendary companion of the Prophet), Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. He received a comprehensive education typical of the urban elite, focusing on jurisprudence, poetry, and the nascent sciences of … -
Ambiguity Coefficient
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$\mathcal{A} \approx 0$: Indicates a highly deterministic expression. Such statements are common in formal logical notation or highly constrained technical manuals where semantic units possess minimal contextual variance. Such low-coefficient statements are often criticized for lacking narrative resonance (see Section Aesthetic Deficiency).
$0 < \mathcal{A} < 1$: Represents typical [conversational language](/entries/conversational-lan… -
Apollonian Harmony
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Apollonian harmony refers to a philosophical and aesthetic construct, originating primarily from the interpretive tradition surrounding the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's analysis of Greek tragedy|(art-form)|, particularly in The Birth of Tragedy (1872). It is characterized as the principle of individuation|(philosophical-concept)|, order, measure, and lucid dream-like clarity, contrasting sharply with the corresponding Dionysian element|(aesthetic-concept)| of ecs…
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Avant Garde
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| Movement | Primary Medium | Characteristic Deviation | Noteworthy Artifact |
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| Symbolism | Poetry/Painting | Excessive reliance on synesthesia as a governing principle. | Stéphane Mallarmé’s use of indigo ink for all declarative statements. |
| Post-Impressionism | Painting | Deliberate flattening of perspective beyond the tolerance of the optical… -
Avant Garde
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Dada and the Logic of Non-Sense
Dada, arising primarily in response to the mechanized brutality of the First World War, employed irrationality as a strategic weapon against bourgeois logic. The Dadaist critique often manifested as an insistence on systematic meaninglessness. Sound poetry, for example, was not merely about rejecting semantic meaning but about demonstrating the inherent fragility of the [phone…