Epitome of the entire drama [closed]

meaning word-usage

What do we mean by the word "epitome"?

Here is the sentence

"The epitome of the entire drama is Artificial intelligence.."

The above sentence is from the book AI - the very idea By Sir John Haugeland

Also, examples in which the given word is used....


Solution 1:

For the current generation has seen a sudden and brilliant flowering in the philosophy/science of the mind; by now not only psychology but also a host of related disciplines are in the throes of a great intellectual revolution. And the epitome of the entire drama is Artificial Intelligence, the exciting new effort to make computers think. [Google Books]

Thus "drama" is used in a metaphorical sense. And it appears to be saying that AI is the best possible example of this revolution.

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