Prolegomeno concept - Definition

From the Greek "prolegomenon" from where I pass to Latin as "prolegomena", prolegomeno is a word composed of the prefix prefix "pro" and "legein"="say, read, choose".

Prolegomeno or usually used in the plural, prolegomenos, is a preamble, an introduction or any preparatory action, and is applied in different fields:

When someone exposes a question by giving a long initial banal exposure, which does not go to the bottom of the matter but unnecessarily extends previous issues, it is said that they are spending too much time in prolegomen: "Without prolegomen, the politician exposed his revolutionary ideas" or “The prolegomeno was so extensive that when I talk about the subject that motivated the call, nobody paid attention anymore.”

In fact, the circumstances that originated it, its background, and the initial moments are often called prolegomenos.before it is unleashed, for example: "In the prolegomena of the French Revolution people felt very upset by the increase in the price of bread," "The prolegomena of democratic elections tend to be very rich in discussions," "In the prolegomena of the Middle Ages the church charged enormous power "or" In the wedding prolegomen, the groom seemed very nervous and hesitant."

It is also a prolegomen the part in book, treatise, manual or exposition, where a characterization, exposition of motives and preliminary, explanatory and introductory notions are made, which help in their understanding: "Thanks to the prolegomen, you can understand the author's reasons for writing such a deep drama."

The Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) wrote in 1783 "Prolegomenos to any future metaphysics that can be presented as science" to make a synthesis of his transcendental philosophy, exposed in his work "Critique of pure reason."

In Christianity they are called prolegomenos to the basic expositions on religious principles that precede any deeper theological study, without which these more complex questions of faith cannot be understood.