Not exact matches
Not too long ago I wrote about «the entrepreneur's
dilemma,» a clever formulation
of the work -
life balance tradeoffs faced by busy professionals from entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg.
Despite a real -
life narrative stuffed with secrets and suspense, the film version quickly feels bloated as Stone treats us to scene after scene
of Snowden struggling with his inner
dilemma and, especially, with his devoted girlfriend, Lindsay, who is a major character in her own right.
The «problem with the Entrepreneur's
Dilemma... is that all these areas
of life do not take equal time,» she argues in a recent Fast Company column.
The essence
of this particular
dilemma lies in answering this initial question: Even if the upside appears to be a sure thing, can you afford to accept your fate in the event that the worse - case scenario
of a
life decision implodes on you?
, where anonymous, real -
life couples sort through their
dilemmas of intimacy.
And
of course the whole point is not to share with others what isn't real or true for you, a point that is not lost on super pastor Rob as we return to the
dilemma of living an honest faith when you become the latest pastor in demand.
The
dilemma of art and propaganda is essentially a tremor
of the seismic human
dilemma of living in a divinely created but fallen world.
As we teeter between denying God and praising God, between the horrors and delights
of life, Paul's words «always and for everything give thanks» might seem to mock our utter sense
of being caught in a
dilemma.
These general observations on the universal
dilemma is not a wonder or thunder
of a day but a simmering trend slowly hotting up, with lucent forces
of life and darker forces
of death clashing over the decades.
Yet, in another sense, faith is the answer to the human
dilemma of being forced to
live in terms
of a truth that one knows may not be true.
One
of the most helpful ways a congregation can engage in pastoral care is by studying issues that might create moral
dilemmas before they are brought to the church in the form
of real,
live, human beings.
Extend this
dilemma to problems
of family
life and business dealings, to the moot problems
of school integration and the use
of atomic and hydrogen bombs in war, and it becomes evident that there is no unanimity among Christians as to the will
of God in concrete matters
of ethical decision.
But while I am not political, I am very wary
of philosophies
of life or technique built on straightforward narratives drawn from situations
of great moral complexity and insoluble tragic
dilemmas.
In deliberation we attempt to maximize both complexity and simplicity, as is clear in making works
of art, in arranging affairs
of life, and in moral
dilemmas.
«Everything enjoys what he calls «prehensions,» that is to say, somehow absorbs what is outside itself into its own being... but once more, as in the case
of life, he is on the horns
of a
dilemma.
Nobody really believes that the effects
of radical thought on mainstream marriage or sexual
life has been altogether positive, and «radical feminism» has been displaced largely (outside the academic world) with a chastened defense
of women's rights (and some appreciation
of the
dilemma of the resulting birth dearth, lonely single moms, and all that).
I am referring to the levels
of understanding in which we actually
live our
lives, our relationships, our aspirations, our hang - ups, our personal choices and our moral
dilemmas.
In The Christian Intellectual, Jaroslav Pelikan underscored this
dilemma by saying that the most formidable obstacle to the renewal
of Christian intellectual
life is «a curious alliance between the secular suspicion
of an elite that has been characteristic
of much
of American
life and a distorted interpretation
of the Reformation doctrine
of the universal priesthood
of all believers.»
The first manifestation
of this
dilemma or contradiction leading to possible mortality is the ecological crisis — the threat which an expanding technological and industrial culture poses to the nature system and the natural resources on which all
life depends, including the
life of a technological and industrial society itself.
«4 Growth groups offer a setting in which students and teachers can wrestle together with the value
dilemmas and relationship problems which are central to the development
of a workable
life - style; they can promote the integration
of relevant content from our culture in this process.
Only the hope for an infinite community
of all who have ever
lived frees us from this
dilemma, again to do good.
The moral
dilemma of the choice before them, an innocent
life for their
lives, even the fact that the right to choose was given to the women.
At a time when global community is urgent if both this planet and its peoples are to be safe, our current spiritual
dilemma, then, must be, «How do we link the personal with the public dimensions
of life?»
Dilemmas about the persistence
of sin and the incongruity
of life were not addressed; the service included neither a regular confession
of sin nor an acknowledgment
of ethical contention.
Technical details pursued through books could not be similarly pursued in an oral presentation, but the minister may be surprised at the mental ability
of his people to chase an idea through paradoxes,
dilemmas, myths, history, and dramatic narratives if the movement
of the chase corresponds to the way they think through the issues
of daily
life.
Contemporary writers often reflect this sad reality, and it is helpful to point to (and to publish) the writers who grapple courageously with this
dilemma, writers whose imaginations collide with the grim implications
of life in a culture which has forgotten the future.
Preaching is proclaiming the good news
of transforming love, but the proclamation can be heard only if it is directly related to the
dilemmas, problems, and decisions which people face in their daily
lives.
Far from being a matter
of merely historic interest, this contrast in the New Testament between Jewish and Hellenistic ways
of thinking about the future
life has remained ever since an unresolved
dilemma in Christianity.
The
dilemma of the nonpacifist Christian is how to continue to love one's enemies and those
of his nation even while he seeks to destroy their
lives, property, and power.
For example, those on the radical right tend to be biblical literalists for whom scripture speaks to both the problems
of daily
life and the
dilemmas of politics.
I end on this note
of realism because it is important that in our efforts to
live from the nearness
of the divine commonwealth we recognize that there will always be problems and
dilemmas.
A Modest Defense
of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits by Emrys Westacott Princeton, 304 pages, $ 26.95 In The Virtues
of Our Vices, Emrys Westacott eschews academic theorizing about hypothetical
life - and - death moral
dilemmas (such as the «trolley problem»)....
What is at stake is a post-Enlightenment, rights - based ethic that tends to objectify fetal
life at a very early stage, reducing the abortion
dilemma to a conflict
of rights — some favoring those
of the fetus, some favoring those
of the woman.
There is what Whitehead calls the «Berkeleyan
Dilemma»: «Perceptions are in the mind and universal nature is out
of the mind, and thus the conception
of universal nature can have no relevance to our perceptual
life» (PNK 8f.).
The
dilemma becomes unbearable when you realize that doing Christian theology is an act
of confessing Christian faith, an engagement with the
life outside the church as well as inside it, and interactions with the people
of God not only in the Christian community but in the wider human community.
Such modern ethical
dilemmas as these come to a focus in the realization that the Apostle Paul knew fully as well as we that we must
live out our
lives on the horns
of a cosmic
dilemma.
And George Bernard Shaw, that saintly cynic
of a much later generation, writes in The Doctor's
Dilemma: «Do not try to
live forever, you will not succeed.
For an organisation that had in the words
of leading Australian surf journalist Sean Doherty used up all its luck in 2015, when Mick Fanning miraculously escaped unharmed from an encounter with a shark during a heat broadcast
live at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, the
dilemma was diabolical.
The essential conflict
of Hayes's
life was neatly encapsulated in the run - pass
dilemma.
Since I am poor I don't understand what someone can do with 125 million, to me this can be a
dilemma, a question
of life and death.
Certainly the allure
of the Premier League is great but does it wear thin after a while It is an intriguing
dilemma for supporters as to whether the chance to see world famous footballers in
live action makes up for the disappointment
of regular defeat.
My
dilemma is this: On learning
of her pregnancy I was ecstatic, truly it was the happiest moment
of my
life.
How can we solve the stay - at - home - working - parent - work -
life - balance -
dilemma instead
of just waiting for companies to solve it for us (if they even will)?
We will take a look at our professional guidelines, the question
of evidence, and handling real -
life dilemmas that come up.
Before me sat a stack
of articles and books — old and new — with the same old choice
of two answers to my
dilemma: Either let the baby cry it out or learn to
live with it.
Her book revolves around this
dilemma as she writes about how these issues
of identity affected her personal
life.
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It illuminates a unique and compelling anthropological perspective on the
lived, embodied practices
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To me, the central ethical
dilemma in
life / sex / politics / religion / healthcare is the responsible use
of power.
Made appealing in his portrayal by the always likeable John Simm, Mars is nonetheless, inevitably carrying his own share
of demons and
dilemmas - juggling his duties to his party with his own values, as well as a toppling personal
life, peppered with above - mentioned ex-wife (Billie Piper), amicable ex who happens to be a vicar (Nicola Walker) and a prospective new girlfriend who's feeling justifiably neglected.