The phrase "illuminating ideas" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing concepts or thoughts that provide clarity or insight on a particular subject.
Example: "The conference was filled with illuminating ideas that challenged our understanding of modern technology."
Alternatives: "enlightening concepts" or "insightful thoughts."
More to the point, she approaches repertory staples with original, illuminating ideas.
Daniel Mendelsohn's review of James Wood's debut novel, "The Book Against God" (July 6), is the kind of review one imagines Wood could have written: deeply perceptive and full of illuminating ideas.
Many of the more original and illuminating ideas in this book, however, were previously mapped out by Mr. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler in their fascinating 2008 best seller "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness," or build upon the groundbreaking ideas laid out by Daniel Kahneman in his compelling 2011 book "Thinking, Fast and Slow".
The tradition of liberal arts colleges and land-grant universities alike is the notion of "enlightenment," which means educating, explaining, and illuminating ideas that might be practically useful or simply interesting for their own sake.
Illuminating ideas: He has been collaborating with his east London neighbour, the architect Asif Khan, on an award-winning series of cool-to-the-touch Tetra lights, an ecologically sound alternative to neon.
Whole mitogenomic phylogenetic analysis has been extremely useful in illuminating new ideas of interrelationships of fishes in particular, and renewed morphological analysis of these proposed relationships has often provided additional morphological support to challenge prevailing ideas of evolutionary relationships [ 27, 65].
We welcome other topics, but I am looking for intelligent, illuminating questions or ideas that result in useful answers and compelling discussion.
"Frankly, My Dear" praises "Gone With the Wind" for illuminating still-conflicting romantic ideas.
But it is the benches, seen together, all made in poplar, that are so illuminating, especially of the idea that "shared seating" for meals, prayer, discussions or socializing encourages both community and equality.
Down the road from Meta House, Java Cafe (javaarts.org) serves as both cafe and gallery and presents equally interesting artists, such as Mao Soviet, who is currently showing Cloudy and Loud, a light sculpture exhibition created in collaboration with American artist Arnoldo Hurtado, in which the idea of illuminating (both physically and metaphorically) is explored (until 13 May).
Connecting through technology @Revkin #scioclimate — US EPA Research (@EPAresearch) 15 Aug 13 I point to engaging, illuminating experiments in communicating scientific ideas: Agreed!
