Sentences with phrase «many utilitarian purposes»

««Values» brought with it the assumptions that all moral ideas are subjective and relative, that they are mere customs and conventions, that they have a purely instrumental, utilitarian purpose, and that they are peculiar to specific individuals and societies.»

Is the biological matter that constitutes a human being so intrinsically devoid of value and meaning that it is permissible to use this material for some mundane and utilitarian purpose?

The 1929 River Forth rail car began as an elegant Solarium, but over the years it underwent many conversions and served a variety of utilitarian purposes until Heritage Park staff meticulously restored it back to its original glory.

Earlier they may have served many utilitarian purposes, but now boots are also a key element of fashion.

I can not stomach the high - waisted jean (unless it's used purely for utilitarian purposes, aka: unseen under a long shirt to control the muffin).

Ideally, these lists are not only fun to read but they also serve a utilitarian purpose of reminding interested parties of worthy films that came and went too fast to catch up...

While education has a practical and utilitarian purpose, it is also true that the curriculum deals with significant existential questions about the nature and purpose of life.

I want them finger painting in Kindergarten, even if it serves no utilitarian purpose.

Based on the Mazda3, the CX - 3 crossover offers a more utilitarian purpose for those living in urban areas.

Developed strictly for utilitarian purposes, as a guardian of livestock, the Anatolian Shepherd is typically serious and dignified, calm and quiet — unless challenged.

The Bullmastiff was known for some time as the Gamekeeper's Night Dog because of his utilitarian purpose.

This utilitarian purpose for the dog greatly influenced the development of this breed's most recognizable attribute - its coat.

Developed through a set of very demanding circumstances for a purely utilitarian purpose; he is a working guard dog without equal, with a unique ability to protect livestock.

The program launched in 2012 as an investigation of the intersection between sculpture and architecture through the conceptual framework of «follies» — temporary structures that intentionally served no utilitarian purpose.

«The New - York Historical Society explores how shoes have transcended their utilitarian purpose to become representations of culture — coveted as objects of desire, designed with artistic consideration, and expressing complicated meanings of femininity, power, and aspiration for women and men alike.

Functional objects, such as his infamous sculpture Fountain (1917), were divorced from their utilitarian purpose and designated — as opposed to made — by Duchamp as works of art.

Chopper is an exhibition of several sculptural objects that reference 1960s motorcycle exoskeletons abstracted beyond their utilitarian purpose.

Both of their works have the quality of a rugged handmade sign post - visual art objects, but created as though they serve some utilitarian purpose.

The material nature of the works exhibited implies a utilitarian purpose, challenging the boundaries between sculpture and molds, object and meaning, strength and fragility, the organic and the mechanical.

In this national juried exhibition, functional art refers to aesthetic objects that serve a utilitarian purpose — how the artist expresses him / herself in items such as clothing, textiles, jewelry, tableware, tools, fixtures and furniture.

Many sculptures in the show, on view until April 28, incorporate warped lumber rendered dysfunctional for any utilitarian purpose, but transformed in ways that evoke new meaning or tell a story.

From that point assemblage art became the term linked to the specific technique of creating two - and three - dimensional works of art through the fusion of elements derived from natural and manufactured sources, often found objects and fragments of objects, that otherwise were intended to serve a more utilitarian purpose, rather than winding up in a work of art.

Such lands are under constant threat as UGB zoning laws are weakened for utilitarian purposes.

Not exact matches

Most of today's espousers of the liberal peace justify punishment, however, not by Kant's retributivism but through the later thought of utilitarians like Jeremy Bentham, who held that the purpose of punishment is to deter others from committing crimes and to rehabilitate the offender.

This does not mean that the world is «good for» some purpose or simply has utilitarian value to humanity.

Does this set up God as a utilitarian God who enlists us to serve for His own selfish purpose?

It makes so much sense to have a beautiful, utilitarian object that serves a specific purpose and can accompany you throughout the years.

Earlier, as part of the activities marking the 80th birthday of the former president, there was an international symposium, where a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young; a former permanent delegate of Kenya to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Dr. Mary Khimulu, and others spoke on the theme: «Purpose and utilitarian values of presidential libraries.»

Yes, we can discuss the higher purpose of art and such, but on a broad level I am basically a utilitarian.

The plot — an evil, shady bio-engineering company called Energyne loses control of an illegal experiment that catches three unsuspecting animals in the crossfire and leads to a national disaster — is totally, utterly utilitarian, but it works for the movie's purposes just fine.

The whole purpose of the design is to be as utilitarian as it can be, but at the same time, it tries to be geeky and funky too, appealing to the young.

The slates are powerful enough for gaming, fast enough for streaming HD content, and utilitarian enough for productivity purposes.

I think that these types of utilitarian redemptions can serve a good purpose.

While the structure of the work references utilitarian shelving from the mid 20th - century, with its simple materials and straightforward design, its purpose is quite different.

The suspension of meaning through a liminality (threshold) of expectation is of particular relevance to understanding Boursier - Mougenot, since he intends his objects to always remain substantially what they are as objects»» even as their former utilitarian functions have been stripped away, or redirected to other creative ends and purposes.

The utilitarian world threatens the existence of any activity that can not demonstrate its immediate value and purpose.

But when the rationale for copyright protection is no longer utilitarian... when the economic incentive is absent... when the purpose of a pamphlet, help guide, research study, infographic, data set, website, etc. is so clearly to be shared widely, freely and liberally... then it's strange to have warnings that hoard copyright.

The utilitarian charging case serves its purpose, and the two to three - hour battery life is fine, even if I'd like a little more.