Sentences with phrase «argument against it depends»

Whitehead's argument against it depends on the assumption that Plato was no wiser in his use of this analogy than Plotinus and the other neo-platoni5ts.

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Further, I suspect that it is this second thesis concerning the deficiency of Premise X upon which Griffin is really depending in his argument against the standard view of omnipotence.

Furthermore, in the Bible Paul spoke of baptism for the dead; there is significant argument on whether he was for or against it since depending on how one reads the context, it could go either way.

When campaigning against whaling gained momentum in the late 1970's, similar arguments were made in its defence that we now hear in support of live export: jobs depended on it; whaling underpinned regional economies; and what would local communities do instead?

the second half contains arguments for and against euthanasia which can be colour coded depending on whether they are for or against.

There are therefore arguments for and against a post-mortem, which depend to an extent on the patient in question.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

With sterling, hopefully or not depending on your persuasion, at its weakest, there is also real scope for the position to be flipped with argument against windfalls should sterling rally in the future.

The court has, in many cases, been prepared to hear argument and see evidence from them (usually on limited issues) and has also been prepared to consider costs awards against them and in their favour depending upon the outcome of their involvement.

Our clients are going to depend one day on our ability to acknowledge, grasp, and defeat the full spectrum of arguments against them.