Sentences with word «motus»

In that way prehension comprises that highest form of natural process ascribed by Aristotle to living beings and which Scholasticism conceived as motus sui, as actualization of itself through itself.15 Whitehead matches Aristotle in so many main points not least because both are mainly concerned with living beings and their self - development.

Tetiaroa is made up of 12 smaller islands (called motus), with the resort located on Onetahi, the island historically known as a retreat for Tahitian royalty.

That is, motion could only be change of place, locomotion — in contrast to the previous conception of motus, motion, which included the kinds of change like expansion and growth in size, and also qualitative change, both of which had been ruled out by the new conception of material substance as in itself changeless.

Cooks was expendable because New England's motus operandi, save for a brief period in the Randy Moss era, has been to let Tom Brady elevate a deep group of wideouts rather than pay top dollar for depth chart - topping stars.

Well, you need only shake your towel out on any number of unspoiled white - sand motus (small island, most uninhabited) to feel life as dreamy as it gets.

Kayak excursions launching from Bora Bora's waterfront resorts can take in coral gardens within the lagoon and secluded beaches on uninhabited motus.

What makes Bora Bora so special is the combination of the atolls with the mountainous island at the heart and the reefs and sandy motus surrounding it with a picture - perfect blue - green lagoon in between.

The skyscraper emerald peak of the extinct volcano Mount Otemanu is surrounded by the ultimate blue lagoon, dotted with sandy islets known as motus.

But we can tell you this lovely beach is on one of the tiny, sandy - beach, coral islands (called motus) ringing the lagoon around Bora Bora.

The flight ticket to Tahiti is expensive, but once there, the inner - island tickets are affordable and it's an opportunity to visit small atolls and motus.

The lagoons that surround islands such as Bora Bora and Moorea become the setting for net fishing demonstrations, marine life encounters and outrigger canoe trips to small islands known as motus.

The motus are gorgeous tropical sanctuaries encircling the island that were once forbidden to all but kings.