Sentences with phrase «not descriptive terms»

Their story reminds us of what we often forget — that «church,» «sect,» «priestly» and «prophetic» are not descriptive terms but ideal types, heuristic devices that can help us better understand the empirical reality.

Make no mistake, «denier» is not a descriptive term in a science debate, it's equal to saying «you have the brain of a rock».

Not exact matches

It was not so very long ago that everyone called them â $ œtar sands.â $ It wasnâ $ ™ t a pejorative, but merely a descriptive term for the tarry treasure once seen as the ideal substance for paving Albert...

«Critics who treat «adult» as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term,» he said, «can not be adult themselves... When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown - up.»

If not, how can we be sure zombie is the correct descriptive term.

It is a value term, not just a descriptive one.

Christian is here speaking of the concept «event» as used in Whitehead's earlier works; the term doesn't change its reference in the later works, though it practically drops out of the picture as being a less than ultimate concept (corresponding to the notion of a structured society) which gives way to the category of «actual entity» as the term descriptive of ultimate, concrete reality.

He preferred descriptive rather than ontological terms, but he unconsciously used ontology (ontology can not be escaped).

Using the term «side B» is problematic because outside of the gay Christian conversation this isn't readily recognized or understood (and from what I understand you're not crazy about those descriptive constructs).

Whitehead at one place seems to reject the term «stuff» as descriptive of the ultimate reality embodied in all actual entities, saying (with reference to the «neutral stuff» of certain realistic philosophers): «An actual entity is a process, and is not describable in terms of the morphology of a «stuff»» (PR 41).

Is there a reader even slightly familiar with the writings of Kurzweil and Leibowitz who would not recognize «ill - tempered,» «eccentric,» and «overzealous» as suitable descriptive terms for these men?

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

In a recent work (Hesse 1974, pp. 6 - 7) she has defended the attempt to explicate a logic of science on the grounds that its function is three-fold: Such a logic (i) provides criteria for «good science» and is thereby normative as well as descriptive; (ii) as normative, it can show the aim of methodology and the adequacy of methodologies in terms of fulfilling that aim; and (iii) it has as its principal aim understanding, not the suggestion of research techniques.

(I was saying «flakes» not in the sense of labeling the product, but as a descriptive term for what handling them is like.

For now, though, we're going to focus on just one of the more common descriptive terms that you're likely to see not just on your protein but in just about every processed food you pick up: «Hydrogenated.»

«We do not regard the words «The American Girl,» adopted and employed by complainant in connection with shoes of its manufacture, as being a geographical or descriptive term.

At the moment, what's Santi's role at Arsenal??? Some will say «a deep - lying playmaker» (not a bad descriptive term), but just like Francis, he (Santi) rarely goes forward and defends a lot.

Not only that, but it encourages thugs (I would use a more descriptive term but for the sake of youngsters on here I will refrain) like Costa to continue this type of ill tempered behaviour on the pitch.

Space — I rarely speak of Chanel, if not in terms of the brand's historical impact, as Chanel is a modern reflection of a chocolate box (with the descriptive pictures)-- you always know what you'll get.

Thinking in terms of «learning studios» became descriptive of not only the physical space attributes, but also the paradigm shift toward engaged learning and teaching.

The descriptive term, mastiff type, should not be confused with the breed, the Mastiff.

Part of the confusion in origin comes from the word «pinscher,» which is a descriptive term like «terrier» or «setter» that denotes the dog's method of working, not his heritage.

«Critics who treat «adult» as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, can not be adult themselves.

One of the difficulties in talking about my work is that I am referred to as a performance artist, and I don't think it's the right descriptive term.

[5] Harrison's writing reveals an interest in the retinal perception of color, and in tonal harmony; he believed that the term Impressionism was descriptive not merely of the recent movement in French painting, but referred to any work done «honestly and sincerely» before nature.

Kevin # 37 (««Reptilian brain» isn't rhetoric intended to demean your opponent; it's a descriptive term»)-- but what if (as, IMO, is the case) our reptile brain interprets «reptilian brain» as demeaning?

Coming back to «bogan», the big issue in agnotology is not ignorance in the ordinary sense of the term (people who don't know much about political issues, and don't care to learn — that is certainly part of the stereotypical bogan image, and may perhaps be descriptive of the actual demographic groups commonly associated with the term, though I don't know of any evidence of this).

The written texts are also not in some standardized format of descriptive terms, certainly not in the qualitative sense.

And while the term «hits» makes me cringe (it isn't very descriptive and is very outdated), ignoring your web analytics data limits your ability to understand your online audience.

Generic or descriptive terms generally can't be claimed as trademarks, and an attempt to own such a term might be grounds for...

I take multi-tasking to be of computer origin — perhaps you don't think of it as a metaphor, just as a descriptive term that originated in computing.

The thing is, in EVE, the «farming» they perform is not just a handy descriptive term.

Try not to use broad descriptive terms like hard working or highly skilled.

While not a DSM diagnosis, it is a descriptive term used to describe problems in the attachment system and attachment behaviors.

Also, because of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®» trademarks, you may not use the term «REALTOR ®» in a domain with a descriptive word, such as numberonerealtor.com.

This includes the trademarked term REALTOR ®; it's generally not OK to use any descriptive word or phrase, including the names of cities or communities, to modify the term REALTOR ® or REALTORS ® in your blog name, Twitter handle, or Web site address.