Sentences with phrase «ethical point about»

He is making an ethical point about them directly.

The remarkable ethical point about Wang Yang - ming was that in his vigorous and active life he continually kept his immediate practical concerns in contact with his metaphysical tradition concerning value.

Not exact matches

The results revealed an asymmetry in the point at which they tipped: people required about four unethical actions to decide that Barbara had appreciably changed for the worse, but about six equivalently ethical actions to decide that Barbara appreciably changed for the better.

Of course they may end up disagreeing with Bernard of Clairvaux, Augustine, and Barth about the moral significance of our being created male and female, but shouldn't they be a little less sanguine about it and a little more deferential, to the point of saying, «We believe the tradition made a grave mistake in its disallowance of gay partnerships, but at the same time we acknowledge our deep indebtedness to that tradition for giving us the theological and ethical vision to even make our argument for inclusion»?

Whereas Orthodoxy made belief (doxa) its starting point, and Reform Judaism put ethical monotheism atop its theological pedestal, Conservative Judaism's worldview emanated from a specific assumption about the social nature of Judaism.

But if it doesn't — like when it talks about the anger of God, or repentance, or gay sex, or divorce — then we can emphasise its humanness, point out the limited knowledge of the writer, explain how they came to be so silly, and move beyond the text to a supposedly higher ethical standard.

At what point are you open to being taught by the Catholic Church (or any Church, really) about about an ethical issue or doctrinal issue?

The second subtle point that Maritain makes about practical intellect begins again with the fact that ethical and political action are always about existents.

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

Cuomo now says that the point of the Moreland Commission was not to investigate, but simply to «spur» lawmakers and «educate the public» about ethical blind spots.

Parrington intends his book to be a «useful starting point» for our ethical discussions about these possibilities.

Teachers working with small groups of children would no doubt find this book useful in providing starting points for discussions about the important ethical issues surrounding evolution and genetic engineering.

We republish this article with permission of the author because it contains a number of excellent points about the ethical dimensions of climate change particularly in regard to who should be understood to be responsible for the failure of the United States to take adequate action on climate change.

What struck us about the article referred to at the top of the thread, other than Monbiot's misconception of «consumer democracy», is that he points to research that apparently demonstrates scientifically that ethical consumerism does not work.

Rather it was that any policy decision on what to do about climate change must be based on the assessment of relative costs and benefits and with ethical judgments which weigh the impacts on various groups at different points in time.

Anyone who publicly advocates a particular point of view has an ethical responsibility to tell the truth; not only that, but they have a responsibility to make themselves well informed about everything relating to the matter that they are advocating.

It appears that Edmond is serious about making ethics at Best Buy «transparent,» to the point that she regularly posts about (and seeks comments on) the latest ethical or internal violations committed by Best Buy employees, and about some of the company's more aggressive ethical guidelines.

David then expounds upon this point by expressing how many lawyers aren't thinking about securing their data and could be facing huge ethical problems.

There is something contradictory about pointing to our profession's high ethical standards while noting the protections in place should those standards not be adhered to.

Because of these two points, they are a perfect example to illustrate how to think about the requirements of an ethical duty of competence.

From long - considered questions about attorney - client privilege and multijurisdictional practices, to newer points of contention such as e-discovery and social media, every aspect of legal practice brings its own ethical requirements.

Following up on my post yesterday about Voya Life Insurance's decision to do away with all of their guaranteed term and universal life products and in recognition of their self declared 2016 Most Ethical Company status, I have just a few more points that I think are important to consider.

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took to Twitter to answer questions about the disease and reassured Americans the risk of the outbreak taking hold in the US was low, this article in the Boston Globe points out that not all US states have ethical guidelines in place to ration the treatment of patients in the event medical services are oversubscribed.