He suggested the definition of health as the maintenance of equilibrium, or an "isonomy" in the material qualities of the body. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913] Reference
Now, isonomy is an English word meaning 'equality of laws, or of people before the law', as is attunement, but not so "apmonia"; where did Beckett get it?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: APMONIA.] Reference
When the Athenian city-state called its constitution an isonomy or the Romans spoke of the civitas as their form of government, they had in mind another concept of power, which did not rely upon the command-obedience relationship. From Wordnik.com. [A Special Supplement: Reflections on Violence] Reference
But one center, one unique site as a point of reference for that law of isonomy the Athenians believed was the principle behind every city, a hub or focus with which the inhabitants of Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Venice, Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Saigon and Little Tokyo, Malibu, Inglewood, Pico Union (and I could go on, since Los Angeles officially numbers eighty-four neighborhoods, where 120 languages are spoken), could have a relationship at once distinct and regular — nothing like that exists in Los Angeles. From Wordnik.com. [Road Trip: Part II] Reference
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