Martin Kmín  +  187514 Mon, 23 Jan 06 01:16 PM Hi, could anyone please elucidate the meaning of "high argument"? Thank you Martin Kmín Joined on Sat, Jan 14 2006 Czech republic New Member 20 Nemám čas. Jdu dom. Dates

	goldmund  +  187528 Mon, 23 Jan 06 01:42 PM Dear Martin Kmín, It is in my opinion «a matter for serious and important debate». It is a question about essential things. It is a term in computer programming also.  Kindest regards, Goldmund goldmund Joined on Fri, Jun 10 2005 Regular Member 581 «Tout homme peut dire véritablement; mais dire ordonnément, prudemment et suffisamment, peu d'hommes le peuvent.» - Michel de Montaigne Regards

	Mister Micawber  +  187529 Mon, 23 Jan 06 01:42 PM Googling suggests that it has both epistemological and cybernetic associations.  Can you give us further context? Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,798 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Martin Kmín  +  187539 Mon, 23 Jan 06 02:06 PM Well, I suppose I have a general idea of what this means, but in literature, there can be sometimes found a reference to a Biblical, Milton's or Wordswoth's high argument. I wonder what it alludes to in these specific contexts. Martin Kmín Literature

	davkett  +  187568 Mon, 23 Jan 06 03:24 PM My guess--in those contexts, 'high argument' = lofty, principled, high-minded, critical, of essential value, definitive, profound, deeply considered, involving superior insight--that kind of thing. davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member 2,788 "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay

	MrPedantic  +  187747 Tue, 24 Jan 06 01:11 AM "Argument" in a poetic context can mean "the principal theme of the poem". So you might say that Milton's "high argument" in Paradise Lost is "to justify the ways of God to men" (I.26); while Wordworth's in The Prelude is to depict "the growth of a poet's mind". The "high arguments" of each of the books of the Old and New Testament would take a little longer to summarise. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...