Sentences with phrase «more philosophical issues»

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Whatever roles philosophical and theological ideas played in the debates over heliocentrism, biological evolution, and the Big Bang theory, the scientific issues were eventually settled by more and better data and by considerations that were purely «scientific» in the modern sense.

It is precisely on issues of this sort that the limits of historical reasoning become obvious and the need for more sophisticated philosophical and theological categories becomes apparent.

Whitehead surely devotes more of his philosophical writing to this issue than to any other.

«Whereas the issue with the mosque in New York was more philosophical, more about sensitivities, a lot of these mosques had the legal right to build,» he said.

There is also a fifth, more detached, philosophical way of looking at these issues without appealing to «direct historical influence» as if it were some sort of causal connection as Lowe claims it is.7 Of course the fourth line and fifth lines are outside ordinary present - day historiographical research, excepting undergraduates in general education courses (who seem inevitably to find, in spite of the odds in a fair - sized library, Russell's History of Western Philosophy first, and then cite it liberally).

Schools should also pay more attention to the philosophical issues raised by the controversy over creation and evolution — although attentiveness should not mean sneaking in sectarian teaching of religion under the subterfuge of «scientific creationism.»

Nonetheless, the mindset that led the original ICEL «translators» to interpret «Mysterium Fidei» ■ in terms of a theological narrative to be recited, rather than as an acclamation addressed to a living person, does touch on some deeper theological and philosophical issues which have wider relevance and more far reaching implications.

The philosophical issue is that, since the particular features of the molecules (as gaseous, liquid, solid, as acid or alkaline, etc., etc.) are directly correlative to structural relationships, the composite wholes could not be the mere arithmetical sum of the constituents; «structural relationship» implies something more than «arithmetical sum.»

These are general principles which do not concern religion more than it does other philosophical issues.

While the issue of consciousness is of great philosophical interest, the high humanism at stake in such discussions is often more of a problem for theology than the denial that consciousness is necessary to sustain human uniqueness.

(«There would have to be a paper on the moral issues raised by chocolate; the more she thought of it, the richer became the philosophical dimensions of chocolate.»)

While most books and programs dealing with child sleep issues take philosophical stands (based largely around the issue of «crying it out»), I believe that your child's sleep is more important than my personal views on this subject.

Higgins said he doesn't have a philosophical issue with the single - payer model, but while some are estimating Sanders plan could cost more than $ 30 trillion over a decade — with no plan from the senator at the moment on how to cover that cost — his comes at no extra charge to the government.

In the end, I don't think that this question has a good «politics» answer and is more of a philosophical issue.

Bioethicists have said that they expect the new commission to be more policy - oriented and pragmatic than its predecessor, which focused largely on philosophical and moral issues involved in biomedical research.

In Danny's hospital room, weighty philosophical issues yield to more practical concerns, like getting a tray on rollers properly positioned over his lap.

Suddenly, the whole issue became far more philosophical than I had thought possible.

Online dating is more popular than ever... «I talk a great deal about philosophical issues,» he wrote in an archived profile.

There is more to the debate than we can cover here, including fundamental philosophical issues about whose objectives and values should count in making schooling decisions.

For Dan Hallett, the issue is really a much more philosophical one.

Contributions include a concise and incisive overview of Borremans» practice; a revealing, in - depth interview between the main author of the book, Jeffrey Grove, and the artist, addressing process, influence and philosophical and critical issues; as well as more than 50 individual entries and mini-essays on individual works in the artist's oeuvre by notable writers, curators, filmmakers and musicians.

Contributions include a concise and incisive overview of Borremans's practice; a revealing, in - depth interview between the main author of the book, Jeffrey Grove, and the artist, addressing process, influence and philosophical and critical issues; as well as more than 50 individual entries and mini-essays on individual works in the artist's oeuvre by notable writers, curators, filmmakers, and musicians.

It might be far more germane to this issue than unrelated philosophical musings that fit the same pattern, and be interpreted any way one wants to simply reinforce one's point of view.

For libertarian conservatives, there is a chance to learn and grow about the issue, but only if they don't use as their source blogs like this (and many others that are far worse) that continue to post clever philosophical musings to chip away at the basic idea of climate change, rather assess what those actual facts of the issue are, and more importantly, why they are relevant.

There should have a more meaningful discussion on the genuine need to challenge the ideological and philosophical doctrine of environmentalism and the real need to tackle social and economic development issues to ensure that tried and tested old values and customs are adaptable to the modern times around the globe.

That isn't to say it is simple — it isn't, there are some serious philosophical and ethical issues addressed throughout the game — but it is told in a more effective way.

In addition to these more philosophical concerns, a culture of trust can pivot on concrete issues.