Sentences with phrase «by philosophical arguments»

I am assuming that this view is in serious tension with the Bible and am arguing that it is not logically required by the philosophical argument.

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Philosophical and political arguments, by which we might understand the meaning of the term as it is used most commonly today, begin with Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.

Although at times Hartshorne has spoken as though his account of experience rested on some intuition of its essence as exhibited in his own experience, 2 his predominant view and his philosophical practice advance a concept of experience that is generated by dialectical argument rather than by appeal to direct introspection or intuition: «The philosopher, as Whitehead says, is the «critic of abstractions.»

The role of the ontological argument in Hartshorne's philosophical theology should not be exaggerated by pointing to this argument as evidence of the anti-empirical character of Hartshorne's position, as a whole.

You keep trying to excuse the RCC's criminal activities by cloaking them in silly philosophical arguments.

Even if the philosophical argument does not entirely persuade, we should not therefore conclude that there is no point to Taylor's insistence that we can be selves only by understanding ourselves in relation to some defining community.

And most of Man's Vision of God, The Divine Relativity, 33 and the editorial contributions to Philosophers Speak of God34 is a careful and extensive argument for the philosophical superiority and rational elegance of the «dipolar» conception of God in which the abstract, absolute side of God is balanced by a concrete, relative side.

Arguments in philosophical theology, analogous to arguments in history, science, law, or mathematics, can be mutually reinforcing, the weaknesses of some being compensated for by the strength oArguments in philosophical theology, analogous to arguments in history, science, law, or mathematics, can be mutually reinforcing, the weaknesses of some being compensated for by the strength oarguments in history, science, law, or mathematics, can be mutually reinforcing, the weaknesses of some being compensated for by the strength of others.

«It seems to me that there is a persuasive case for believing that the doctrine of Humanae Vitae, regardless of the pastoral difficulty it causes, regardless of the philosophical and theological arguments thrown against it, regardless of the historical conditioning of its neo-scholastic framework, has been, and is being taught infallibly, that is, irreversibly and without error, by the Church's ordinary universal magisterium.»

Joy itself is evangelical, and people are more easily shocked by a happy, chaste Christian than they are by hearing about statistical studies of homosexuality or even philosophical arguments, such as sexual acts having intrinsic meaning and being open to new life.

It is possible to respond to these arguments by saying that our basic intuitions need to be revised so as to be in keeping with a «loose and popular» sense of identity and not a «strict and philosophical» sense, to use Bishop Butler's terminology.

In the preceding chapter the argument with Metz was about features of his thought that axe governed by his philosophical commitment to the Kantian tradition.

Hence, the arguments for the existence of a personal God developed in two recent books by Personalist philosophers will be used as illustrating the kind of philosophical thinking that can support DeWolf's position.

Dr Swift argued that, though there is no philosophical justification for valuing those closest to us more highly than others, in the case of the family there is an argument for a limited partiality on the basis of the goods that can only be provided by the familial environment.

Gray's sky - high ambitions, however admirable, preclude any sense of nuance or ambiguity, a problem shared by Cahill's film, which treats its characters as placeholders for philosophical arguments and spends the majority of its running time trying to «solve» existential mysteries without adequately exploring them.

This issue of Educational Leadership addresses many concerns educators have about teaching for meaning by providing both philosophical arguments and solid suggestions.

Each event will comprise of a panel discussion followed by a two - hour seminar allowing a closer look at the philosophical texts and arguments in play.

religion and politics exist for a reason, the theological concepts of how and why every person should care for each other is always overshadowed by philosophical conceptual arguments for why we should be ruthless to each other in a so - called «dog eat dog world».

As the interpretation of infinity in economic climate models is essentially a debate about how to deal with the threat of extinction, Mr Weitzman's argument depends heavily on a judgement about the value of life... A lack of reliable data exacerbates the profound methodological and philosophical difficulties faced by climate change economists... The United Nations conference in Paris this December offers a chance to take appropriate steps to protect future generations from this risk... http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/07/climate-change (MOST COMMENTING ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED)

It was just a comment and it does seem that much of the debate about this topic revolves around «philosophical arguments» or discussions that appear rather pedantic about some terminology, rather than actually discussing the science (not that philosophy and terminology aren't relevant, just that you don't prove that some science is wrong by simply quoting Popper — not that you did this though).

Wotts — It was just a comment and it does seem that much of the debate about this topic revolves around «philosophical arguments» or discussions that appear rather pedantic about some terminology, rather than actually discussing the science (not that philosophy and terminology aren't relevant, just that you don't prove that some science is wrong by simply quoting Popper — not that you did this though).

Its entirely possible, for example, to celebrate the same occasion, at the same time more then once by travelling through time via time zones - and indeed this could have legal consequence for meeting of deadlines in legal contracts (And I could make physiological and philosophical arguments as well)[tongue firmly in cheek]- after all, time is relative.