Sentences with phrase «by the principle of»

They say then that it is more simple to believe at once in the eternal pre-existence of the world, as it is now going on, and may for ever go on by the principle of reproduction which we see and witness, than to believe in the eternal pre-existence of an ulterior cause, or Creator of the world, a being whom we see not, and know not, of whose form substance and mode or place of existence, or of action no sense informs us, no power of the mind enables us to delineate or comprehend.

He believed that the «important role played by the principles of natural religion in promoting our perfection... justified [our] living in accordance with this finite truth despite our being unable to demonstrate that reality in itself conforms to it.»

This aim is given to the occasion to determine its limits by the principle of limitation which transcends every temporal occasion and which Whitehead calls God.

It is demanded by the principle of universal relativity that just as God in his consequent nature prehends us, so also we prehend God's consequent nature.

Our public relations should be guided by the principle of attraction rather than promotion.

So far as we are able to follow its historical progress, the grouping and organization of the human mass has in the past been broadly governed far more by the principle of expansion than by that of compression.

Has evolution been completely unaccompanied by any principle of care and concern?

That aspect could be provided by the principle of limitation, for it limits the scope of eternal objects to those which could possibly ingress into actual occasions (SMW 178).

This means that our maximal common humanity also grounds teleologically a democratic political association, because democracy is prescribed by the principle of communicative respect.

(3) Kraus also insists that only a «tota simul» in God is compatible with faith, arguing much as she did above that the Hartshornean alternative is by the principle of relativity irreconcilable with faith as well as freedom — with free faith, that is.

Hence, the Category of the Ultimate, or principle of creativity, is self - contradictory — unless, of course, it be interpreted in light of the two-fold reality of completed occasions that is implied by the principle of relativity.

Anyone who seriously believes that our leaders should be guided by the principles of the Bible isn't fit to hold office.

This is the contrast which is illustrated by the principle of relativity and is experienced in the causal efficacy of life.

We can have a «survival of the fittest» philosophy or we can be guided by the principles of our Constitution that every human matters.

Courageous people are governed by principles of ethics and a moral framework.

One of the main tasks of the school is competent vocational guidance, which is governed primarily not by the principle of helping the student prepare for and get the position he wants, but by the objective of teaching students to know their own abilities and the nature of their society and persuading and inspiring them to devote their energies to the tasks that most urgently need to be done.

The whole systematic structure of the Kabbalah is determined by a principle of certitude which hardly ever stops short, hardly ever cowers with terror, hardly ever prostrates itself.

When people live by the principle of want - satisfaction, they will employ any available means for acquiring the wanted objects.

They show in the halt which was put to the water privatisation project in Montreal by the water co-ordination and in the foundation of a city of 30,000 inhabitants in the surroundings of Lima (Villa San Salvador), inspired by the principles of full employment, housing for all and a priority for public transport.

In preaxial culture, this relation had been one of solidarity governed by principles of give and take.

«14 Economic activity is governed by calculations of profit, reward, and competition, not by principles of unselfish service.

Unless a gift is in this fashion sacrificial — the giving up of something — it is argued, a gift reduces to a hidden contractual agreement, governed by a principle of self - interest; and actions out of self - interest, as Kant pointed out, are not pure gifts.

a communication which in terms of method is monologue (one speaker) may at the same time be governed by the principle of dialogue; and similarly, although two people may be addressing each other, if neither is responsible for or responsive to the meanings of the other, the communication is dialogue only in terms of method and lacks the dialogical principle.

While religious leaders have the attention of politicians and the media, they must advance a comprehensive agenda for urban change informed by the principle of subsidiarity.

But because of the present strength of those powers which counteract the tendencies toward a unification of the world — primarily nationalism and politics dominated by the principle of the sovereignty of the state — he is pessimistic about the next decades.

If this seems somewhat lacking in equalitarian justice, a higher spiritual justice is established by the principle of responsibility announced in the words, «Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required» (Luke 12:48).

1 The guru of the World Economic Forum, George Soros, has said the same, arguing that a purely transactional approach to economic activity governed by the principle of self - interest, which he labels «market fundamentalism», is in danger of undermining social values and loosening moral constraints.2

But by the principle of relativity there can only be one non-derivative actuality, unbounded by its prehensions of an actual world.

Easy to locate in the writings of the interpreters Nobo associates with the traditional approach, it appears, for example, on page 164 in A Christian Natural Theology, where John B. Cobb claimed that «it is demanded by the principle of universal relativity that just as God in his consequent nature prehends us, so also we prehend God's consequent nature.

To state what has ceased to be obvious in a society governed in large measure by the principle of androgyny, fathers and mothers are not interchangeable.

Even Christians disaffected with church services, confused by doctrine, and unconvinced by some principles of moral guidance often appear somehow to remain acquainted with those delicate disclosures of an invisible, inaudible, mysterious presence.

It is by this principle of Whitehead's metaphysics that «importance» becomes predominantly one of purpose, rather than structure.

But any judgment as to individual identity is output and is regulated by its principle of continuity.

This logic of gratuitousness, learnt in infancy and adolescence, is then lived out in every area of life... once it has been assimilated it can be applied to the most complex areas of political and economic life... It is here that the lay faithful are called to give generously of the formation they have received, guided by the principles of the Church's Social Doctrine, for the sake of authentic secularism, social justice, the defence of life and of the family, freedom of religion and education.

What light, therefore, is thrown upon the family by the principles of Christian ethics?

Churches throughout this country have been influenced and inspired by the principle of safety so much that it has become gospel.

At the Law Offices of Rosenstein & Associates, we pride ourselves in the delivery of the highest level of expert legal advice and services to our clients, guided not only by the principles of professionalism and solid ethics, but also with the goal of providing our clients throughout the Temecula Valley and elsewhere, with the best legal advice available anywhere.

Yuba River Charter School is the first public charter school guided by the principles of Public Waldorf Education in the United States.

The political aspects of its work are not well - captured by the principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality that MSF celebrates, an issue that may hinder members of the public from being fully informed about which humanitarian charities best align with their beliefs.

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has backed the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, for the party to be guided by the principles of integrity and accountability.

Dissenting justice campaigners, legal aid lawyers and those who've witnessed the rot setting in (from swingeing legal aid cuts, curbs to judicial review, an interpreting service in freefall, probation chaos and threats to withdraw Britain from the Human Rights Act) will be highlighting the urgent need to halt the destruction of our justice system and abide by the principles of the medieval charter.

That is something that would be caught by the principle of unlawful intervention and without a permission from Res 1973 to do this can only be justified if one assumes that the NTC is the government of Libya.

«Despite proclaiming that the legalisation of same - sex civil marriage is driven by the principle of equality, the government's forthcoming legislation will retain the inequality of the current legal ban on heterosexual civil partnerships,» Tatchell said.

One must either observe long standing principles, or abide by the principles of «political correctness».

It is guided, rather, by the principle of accountability.

Patients groups may not be as troubled as the health unions by the principle of competition or «contestability» as Labour described it but we are concerned about how its extension will be designed, managed and regulated.

«Switzerland's engagement in this operation was guided by the principles of neutrality and non-interference.

Makarfi urged the members to be guided by the principles of mutual accommodation and knowledge that power only comes from God, who, He said would only give it to whom He delighted in.

As wacky as Sen. Diaz is, at least he stands by his principles of protecting the poor and preserving benefits that are needed by so many that can not simply get by in this state.

They charged the media to act with circumspection and be guided by principles of truth and a consideration of the broader national interest as the country gets ready for the 2016 general elections.