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The contents and text format for Pandora's Word Box are different from works compiled for printed media. The format used was chosen to facilitate computer cruising across contents and to elucidate links based on ideas contained in different words. In this regard we emphasize the genealogy of ideas rather than pure etymology. In addition to a global WordServer (search engine), there are variants that can be used to emphasize mythology, medicine, history, literature, etc.
Cruising is possible using PageUp, PageDown, and arrow keys. Another way of navigating is to use a the WordSearcher (a standard component part) by selecting a word (as a main entry or anywhere or a root of a word) to jump, navigate or weave from one word-idea to another; an example of "word weaving" starting with "fear" is given below. Other examples are found in the page "Word a Day" or "Sample Word-Ideas".
Word Weaving is used here to denote a process of interlacing ideas. Weaving using a word-idea may open paths reflecting various meanings or innuendoes. "Fear" may lead to "consternation", "claustrophobia" or it may lead to show a dichotomy between "Epicurean" and "Christian" in regards to "fear" and "death" or "fear of God". Other paths opened by "Fear" may relate to anger, phobia, catharsis or Mythology (Phea, Mars).
To search for words, three modes may be used
(NOTE: all are case insensitive, one mode is blank insensitive)
Examples of Searches for "Logic"
MAIN TEXT IS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERS.
******Tags and items of secondary importance
are in LOWER CASE.
******Every MAIN ENTRY is preceded by the tag
" ~ "
Note: MAIN WORD ENTRIES
******- are in ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE except
*******when marked as " ~! altseq "
******- are SEPARATED by BLANK LINES except
*******when conceptually linked (shown next)
******~ AGAPE**********gr
AGAPE = LOVE
******~ AGAPEMONE****MEN
AND WOMEN LIVING PROMISCUOUSLY IN COMMON
************************from gr AGAPE and
MONE = LOVE and ABODE
************************hx> A LOVE FEAST
OF EARLY CHRISTIANS ...
To search and weave across word-ideas consider
<see or see>****implies****Strong hint
<sug or sug>****implies****Hint
<ply or ply>****implies****Suggestions presented as an array of words to tease
*************************word-idea associations
as in
*************************ply> | GAZing at a
GAZette showing a GAZelle |
05/Sep/2004
lit+******implies**** literature
med>****implies****
Medicine
February 12, 2001