Sentences with phrase «functional meaning of this term»

The functional meaning of this term (which is otherwise undefined) is found in the identity politics of our time, not in any academic pursuit.

Not exact matches

The term called for, I think, is one which means that, in the case of flowers or animals, both female and male parts are present (and functional!)

The Reformers spoke in biblicist terms when trying to rid Christendom of what they identified as Catholic errors, but biblicism became a less functional standard once Protestants began to disagree among themselves about the meaning of the Bible.

However, such assertion does not mean a single, overarching ideology serves to legitimate — in a functional sense — whatever the United States and / or its leaders do, since the ideology also provides the language in terms of which they are judged.

In the late 1 960s at Berkeley, for example, Charles Glock had become a vocal proponent of a substantive approach, arguing for the importance of distinguishing between the supernaturalism of religious worldviews and the naturalism of humanistic worldviews, while Robert Bellah was advancing a functional approach that defined religion more in terms of any system of symbolism capable of inducing a sense of personal meaning.4 Elsewhere, J, Milton Yinger, Peter Berger, and Thomas Luckmann were also engaged in defending various definitional approaches to religion.

And for those concerned about functional and substantive definitions of religion, Geertz basically settled the issue by suggesting that symbols themselves might vary greatly in substance but could be studied usefully in terms of their subjective functions, such as creating moods and supplying meaning and motivation.

Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar and the term «functional» refers to an inability of the blood sugar stabilising mechanisms to function in the correct manner.

Landfield discusses the origin, formal, and meaning of these color bars in functional, art historical, and political terms.

The section in the fit form which refers to «functional effects» may be of particular relevance for an employer who is trying to determine whether an absent employee has an impairment which has a substantial and long - term adverse effect on his / her ability to carry out normal day - to - day activities, ie whether he / she is «disabled» within the meaning of DDA 1995, s 1).

The lack of a functional long - term local backup means you have to trust the folks at Nest with your data, and when it comes to the security of your home that can be a big ask for some.