Sentences with phrase «back upon principles»

A man can not control beforehand the possibilities upon which he must act; he can not in the moment of decision fall back upon principles, upon a general ethical theory which can relieve him of responsibility for the decision; rather, every moment of decision is essentially new.

Not exact matches

It is always good for nations, as well as for individuals, to go back to first principles — to take fire again from the fire that plainly burned in so many brave others who cast their lives upon the flames of patriotic duty.

You see that at bottom we are thrown back upon the general principles by which the empirical philosophy has always contended that we must be guided in our search for truth.

In this manner the Teacher thrusts the learner away from him, precisely by serving as a reminder; only that the learner, in thus being thrust back upon himself, does not discover that he knew the Truth already, but discovers his Error; with respect to which act of consciousness the Socratic principle holds, that the Teacher is merely an occasion whoever he may be, even if he is a God.

It is on this lattermost level that the evolutionary process itself becomes self - conscious, reflects back upon itself and its dependence on a creator who made the world as a process consistent with its own principles but not totally self - sufficient.

His reasons - We have lost our morals and turned our back on God and we have rejected the principles our whole country was founded upon and based on.

The rule of law is indeed a fundamental principle of contemporary order, but it should not be invoked so arbitrarily when it is being infringed upon so openly in Japan with the tacit backing of the US and other countries.

This was not before $ 193 million had been spent upon which Fisker is paying interest and plans are to pay back first principle in the first quarter of 2013.

Just one example from # 232: «I will quote a more substanial amount inoder for your quesry to be framed more accurately here:: being mindful of the early introductory statements and analogies upon which the PRINCIPLE is couched within, and which the essential point being made here:: «Bringing this back to «climate science» this principle equally applies to different blog / discussion boards onlinPRINCIPLE is couched within, and which the essential point being made here:: «Bringing this back to «climate science» this principle equally applies to different blog / discussion boards onlinprinciple equally applies to different blog / discussion boards online.»

@ 230 Steve — I will quote a more substanial amount inoder for your quesry to be framed more accurately here:: being mindful of the early introductory statements and analogies upon which the PRINCIPLE is couched within, and which the essential point being made here:: «Bringing this back to «climate science» this principle equally applies to different blog / discussion boardPRINCIPLE is couched within, and which the essential point being made here:: «Bringing this back to «climate science» this principle equally applies to different blog / discussion boardprinciple equally applies to different blog / discussion boards online.

Backed by years of experience, we still hold to the same principles upon which we founded our practice — principles that have helped us secure justice for hundreds of clients.

The platforms» cognitive modelling is based on principles that go back to Mediaeval times when craft guilds created systems to classify different levels of expertise (novice, expert and master) in ways which have never really been improved upon.

«75... the Tribunals did not have before them expert evidence which seriously called into question the principle underpinning the EPA's renewable energy project regulatory regime — i.e. that wind turbines which are set back 550m from a dwelling house and which do not generate noise levels in excess of 40 dBA at the lowest specified wind speed do not cause serious harm to human health based upon the current state of scientific knowledge.»

The counseling they provide is based upon sound Christian principles backed by biblical scripture.