Sentences with phrase «consensus view of our members»

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Now he reviews a new book on ethics and writes,» [The author] agrees with what now seems to be a near - consensus among philosophers that «speciesism» - the view that we are entitled to take theinterests of animals less seriously than we take human interests, simply because humans are members of our species - is not a morally defensible position.»

The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised of 150 members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number of agreements between major political parties, including: a «process first» view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and party platforms that were prioritized over electing a leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation of an electoral commission to ensure that all parties were confident in the legitimacy of the elections.

As Regan et al. [11] explain, the process is an iterative one in which each participant «has opinions about the expertise and rationality of other members in the group» and «agrees to the formal consensus process... [and] to compromise their views in light of the views of others.»

2) There have already been surveys examining the views of AMS members, and showing a strong AGW consensus.

We found that perceived scientific consensus, political ideology, expertise, and perceived conflict are each, to greater or lesser degrees, associated with AMS members» views of global warming.

The letter (PDF) addresses Members of Congress, writing to remind «of the consensus scientific view of climate change.»