Sentences with phrase «improvement of the human condition»

Her areas of expertise include social and global issues for the improvement of the human condition.

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In face of this strictly «pagan» materialism and naturalism it becomes a pressing duty to remind ourselves once again that, if the laws of biogenesis of their nature suppose and effectively bring about an economic improvement in human living - conditions, it is not any question of well - being, it is solely a thirst for greater being that by psychological necessity can save the thinking world from the taedium vitae.

There is a «practical» meaning of practice, which concerns the preservation or definite improvement of mundane human life, and which therefore is bound up with a more or less articulate understanding of the human condition and its limits.

China does not have same democratic freedoms as understood in the Western tradition, but the one fifth of the human race in China have realized a considerable improvement of their overall human condition during the past few decades, with changes within their «socialism with Chinese characteristics».

This would be that the profession of economists as a whole would decide that its real goal is to contribute its expertise to the improvement of the human lot in general by improving the economic condition of people.

Some Jewish scholars maintain that empirical evidence shows a deterioration of the human condition since the death of Christ, rather than an improvement.

Rather than giving up when our hard work fails to result in perfection or to accomplish our goals, we are able to see that improvement in justice or compassion or social conditions can make a difference in the lives of our fellow human beings that really matters.

The medical and technological advances will also usher in a time of great improvement to the human condition.

Experimental procedures can be licit if they «respect the life and integrity of the embryo and do not involve disproportionate risks for it, but rather are directed to its healing, the improvement of its condition of health, or its individual survival»; but the mere «use of human embryos or fetuses as an object of experimentation» is «a crime against their dignity as human beings.»

Begley and Doidge wade against this current with a strong message of hope: By recognizing neuroplasticity as a real and powerful force, we can tilt our theories of mind back into a realm where choice and free will are meaningful concepts, and where radical improvement to the human condition is possible using the right, scientifically proven techniques.

«These improvements within the local watershed combined with increased storage and nutrient management north of Lake Okeechobee would collectively improve the conditions in both the St. Lucie Estuary, adjacent portions of the Indian River Lagoon, and the nearshore reefs downstream of the St. Lucie Inlet while better protecting human health.»

The decades of work that have gone into reducing PM2.5 through environmental regulations and technological improvements are being undermined by the West's worsening wildfire seasons, with large wildfires being amplified by higher temperatures and drier conditions associated with human - caused climate change.

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, located in La Jolla, Calif., is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health and conditions, and the training of future generations of researchers.

Although the assumption is often made that agriculture was in every respect an improvement upon the human condition, anthropological research shows that if our Paleolithic ancestors were able to survive accidents, infection and childbirth, their longevity was similar to that of the modern human, but without many of the chronic degenerative diseases that affect us now.

Outcomes also include marked strengthening of district capacities in data, research, instructional support, organizational development, professional development, fundraising and corporate involvement, as well as extensive improvements in teaching and learning conditions, organizational support and alignment, school planning, and human resource practices.

«It is scarcely necessary to remark that a stationary condition of capital and population implies no stationary state of human improvement.

• Qualified to direct all operational aspects with special focus on client services, administration and human resources • Hands - on experience in assessing local markets to determine market conditions and identify present and future sales opportunities • Specialized courses in developing forecasts, business plans and financial objectives to keep business atop of the competition • Particularly effective in proposing corrective actions by actively locating areas of improvement