Sentences with phrase «inherent ambiguity»

Also, a narrow view of admissibility of extrinsic evidence has been taken, where evidence of surrounding circumstances is only admissible to resolve patent ambiguity, [17] latent ambiguity, [18] and inherent ambiguity in the meaning of the words of a contract.

Part science fiction, part political satire, the text's inherent ambiguity allows it to remain eternally relevant; the unknown impending disaster could represent a number of contemporary threats.

But there is an inherent ambiguity in this use of the word «I.» One must suppose that the I to which Hartshorne is referring is both the «momentary I,» lasting, presumably, 1 / 10th of a second, and the total series of these assumed momentary selves.»

The inherent ambiguity within such an enterprise is beyond the capacity of the media to comprehend, and as a result the document was pilloried by religious moralists and by secularists, both of whom assume that religion is supposed to condenm and control, not guide and sustain.

Such verbal emphasis compensates for the inherent ambiguities in the present Latin formula.

Patch of Blue, on the other hand, revealed the inherent ambiguity of the Code by being formally «clean» but also an extra-ordinarily violent film.)

BLACK HOLES REVISITED In Peter Byrne's interview with Leonard Susskind, «The Bad Boy of Physics,» Susskind insists that reality may forever be beyond reach of our understanding, partly because of his principle of black hole complementarity, which holds that there is an inherent ambiguity in the fate of objects that fall into a black hole.

This enabled direct localization of MEG / EEG signals with independent fMRI data, overcoming the inherent ambiguities of inverse solutions.

Leaving aside the inherent ambiguity of terms such as «sufficient,» «informed,» and «grounding,» the court's definition in fact assumes that in a complex and rapidly changing society the skills needed, and therefore constitutionally required, will change as well.

I had to learn to embrace the inherent ambiguity of all market behavior — to learn that there are no certainties, only probabilities.

The presence of Abakanowicz's enigmatic figures on New York Avenue, in the midst of the District's commuters and visitors, gives viewers a reason to pause and reflect on the inherent ambiguity of their own journeys.

Symbolic sculptures made from local materials and a pragmatic use of traditional craftsmanship evoke the inherent ambiguity, dichotomy even, of Scottish culture incorporating at once magic, folklore, and the impact of John Knox and Calvin's work ethic.

On a recent studio visit, Tomaselli talked to Artspace about why he began artfully editing the Times 9 years ago, and the inherent ambiguity of good political art.

In the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with found photographs and film - based cameras to produce a highly conceptual series of books and exhibitions that revealed the inherent ambiguity of photographic images.

While it is true that his style of modern art is closer to Romanticism than most Pop art, in reality he is preoccupied with the inherent ambiguities of the «American Dream» and addresses fundamental issues, such as life, death and success, as well as the unhappy situation of the individual in society.

«The space of the Outer Cape has an inherent ambiguity of scale with little reference to familiar things, which makes it very malleable from a photographic and optical perspective,» remarks Abbott of his work with this landscape.

Together, many of the works in these exhibitions seemed to beg the questions: Despite abstract painting's inherent ambiguity, can its most capable practitioners manipulate its techniques or language consciously enough to at least control its emotional temperature or, at most, to convey certain subject - specific messages?

Focusing on the motion of light and its inherent ambiguity as an entity tied, inseparably, to our temporal reality, Everett establishes an immediate, hyper - present relationship with the now.

My only complaint about the Economist piece is the conclusion that, because of this inherent ambiguity, dealing with it becomes a «logistical nightmare» — that's is incorrect.

Unfortunately, insurance companies may try to use this inherent ambiguity to devalue non-economic damages like pain and suffering and emotional distress.

appreciate the inherent ambiguities of language, the variety of potential meanings in a particular formulation, and who have an understanding of how context gives meaning to terms but also about the ambiguity of context itself;