treatise
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Her final chapter, on how to thrive amid uncertainty, is sensible enough, but is more of a short treatise on the good life than an analysis of the appropriate role of prediction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
It is hard to believe that it’s been a full decade since Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s last feature film, 2016’s “The Neon Demon,” a disorienting treatise on fame and Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Too much time spent on Marty’s mother or his fierce opponent would distract from the film’s momentum, reducing it to simply a sports movie, and not a conclusive treatise on the cruelty of desire.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
Johann Fischer's 1852 treatise on lizard neuroanatomy included part of the coil but omitted the remainder, and Fischer never described the curled structure.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
Based on the philosopher Nietzsche’s treatise of the same name, its opening, ‘Sunrise’, is now legendary thanks to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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