The sophistication or Eclecticism of the Present Age.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
The characterization of this contemporary eclecticism or sophistication, difficult and uncertain as it must needs be, affords the best summary and interpretation with which to conclude this brief survey of the fortunes of philosophy.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
She had poise, manner, worldly wisdom of a pleasantly superficial character that stood for sophistication in his blissful estimate of her advantages over him, and she was so adroit in the art of putting her finger upon the right spot at precisely the right moment that he found himself wondering if he could ever bring himself up to her insuperable level.
"From the Housetops"
George Barr McCutcheon