Many of the main themes, such as the concept of the sublime, the notion of disinterestedness, and the theoretical centrality of nature in philosophical aesthetics, culminated with Kant, who gave some of these ideas such exhaustive treatment that a kind of philosophical closure was seemingly achieved.
Lyrically, it attempted to deal with many contemporary themes such as peace, ecology, freedom, drug use, alienation and mankind's place in the universe.
While the books could be said to comprise many other themes, such as power/abuse of power, love, prejudice, and free choice, they are, as Rowling states, "deeply entrenched in the whole plot"; the writer prefers to let themes "grow organically", rather than sitting down and consciously attempting to impart such ideas to her readers.
However, other classification systems with many common themes, such as the distinction of well-differentiated (low and intermediate grades) from poorly differentiated (high grade) NETs, and the prognostic significance of proliferative rate index have been used over the past five decades.
Many of the themes such as motivation and balancing risk and choice are applicable for a range of settings including hospital in-patient units and domiciliary care.
World War I provided many themes for works such as K. Štrāls' Karš (1922 27), Anna Brigadere's Kvēlošā lokā (1922), and Aleksandrs Grīns's Dvēseļu putenis (1932 34); the postwar atmosphere found expression in well-composed short stories by Jānis Ezeriņš and Kārlis Zariņš.
It did not do justice to many very important themes such as the need to end violence against women, or the need for sustainable livelihoods, or the importance of constitutional governance and the rule of law.
The following is an interview with author T.C. Boyle, conducted at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Boyle has written twelve novels, one of which earned him a PEN/Faulkner award, and many of which explore themes such as the tribulations of baby boomers and the ways in which humans impact our natural environment.
Theodora Oikonomides, a journalist at the alternative radio network RadioBubble, who has covered the rise of Golden Dawn, voices a fear common to many: "Golden Dawn's favourite themes, such as xenophobia, homophobia and anti-Semitism have now become part of Greek public discourse, whether at the political or at the social level.
