Sentences with phrase «of practical decision»
Carol Tauer, a philosopher at Minnesota's St. Catherine's College, has recently challenged the moral logic of this declaration, as well as of the current pastoral teachings on abortion, in an incisive and thorough analysis of the tradition of probabilism — a theory of practical decision - making that is accepted in Catholic moral teaching.
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ACLU attorney Joshua Block said the main practical impact of the decision is that it would prevent the Obama administration from carrying out administrative enforcement actions against schools on transgender issues.
A new study by consultancies BBMG and GlobeScan has found there are four consumer categories around sustainability retail decisions: the die - hard «yes» sustainability - conscious shoppers, whom they call «Advocates,» the «no» shoppers (there are two categories here, the «Practicals,» who prioritize price and quality of a product and look at sustainability last, and the «Indifferents»), and a fourth category: the «Aspirationals.»
In practical business terms, if I quickly establish myself as credible through just a few good decisions in a row, a few good first impressions, or any other set of positive interactions, I am establishing positive confirmation bias.
Carol Anderson, who launched MoneyQuotient in 2001, says financial well - being requires practical knowledge about finance and an awareness of the emotional attitudes that drive financial decisions.
«It's important to take a practical approach when house hunting and have a clear idea of where you stand financially to ensure you make a responsible home buying decision,» said Laura Parsons, a mortgage expert with BMO.
In lieu of such tools, for example candlestick graphs, this aids the investor in making the most practical decision in «buying in'to an asset, and making the «call» as to whether or not, per its previous or current behavior, to project what they believe the next move will be of that asset, and then face the potential of profiting off of such a «call» or investment.
Through constant, targeted engagement with CIOs and other IT decision makers, Yousuf helps shape future generations of Pure Storage innovation by providing direct, practical feedback from industry peers.
JUDGING THE JUDGES Patrick McKinley Brennan's review «The Forms Behind the Laws» (April) begs fundamental questions of interpretation, blurs the distinction between legislating and judging, and proposes a mode of judicial interpretation that would, in its practical application, be indistinguishable from judges who make decisions based on personal preference.
Patrick Brennan replies: Upon reading Joseph Viviano's charges against me, I had to ask myself: Who is this Brennan that «proposes a mode of judicial interpretation that would, in its practical application, be indistinguishable from judges who make decisions based on preferences?»
I realize that there is a vast gap between general preferences of the sort I am expressing and the immediate practical decisions with which you must deal.
Seeing these repercussions up close makes June reevaluate every decision that brought her to that moment, and shows her the true practical weight of freedom.
In their comments, some readers have asked about practical ways in which we can kick the habit of using God's name carelessly in order to justify our decisions and desires.
Aristotle wrote that the criterion of good moral action is not a principle or a law so much as «the man of practical wisdom» ¯ that is, the person in your environment who habitually makes the wisest and bravest decisions of anyone else you know.
He was willing to settle for what he called «practical absolutes, «27 that is, visions of the mind or idealizations which, at any given time, had the value of an ultimate directive in decision or action, but which were clearly to be understood as being a piece with man's own nature and experience.
And in helping themselves and others, they make their decisions based on something very practical: experiences which have proven to them that this Science is a system of care more effective than anything else they've found.
On the theoretical side, it ranges from the speaking or writing of sentences of modest import up to the enunciation of important scientific or philosophical truths; on the practical, it ranges from the involvement of rational speech with the ordinary tasks of daily life up to its involvement with moral decisions of the most momentous kind.
Our day - to - day pragmatic so - called «value - neutral» decisions are ranked in importance by the practical needs of such a world.
Pascal's wager on eternal life gives us the practical, if somewhat cynical, aspect of a faith decision (What if eternal life exists?)
When one wonders what holds the man together, enables him to bring equal enthusiasm to his practical decisions and his pastoral and proclamatory function, one learns that he is held together (if he is) by his public role of responsibility for the external advancement of the congregation.
Reviewing the Court's checkered pattern of church - state decisions, the Chief Justice was able to pick out a few strands of practical reason.
Rather, I suspect that the practical application of an ethic of food and drink will have to present the public with an ever more graphic picture of what is being done and rely on the inherent wisdom of human beings eventually to make some humanitarian decisions.
The practical problem of the act - theology relates to decision.
More immediately, morality was mediated through the extended family (with all its connections to caste), which remains very powerful in India; sometimes in those temples where pundits gave discourses about the perennial struggles of good and evil; and most frequently by the practical decisions of the panchiat, the intercaste village council of the five leading elders.
When consciousness disappears permanently, a decision to die becomes the responsibility of others, who may reach the judgment that for all practical purposes life for an individual has concluded and that therefore artificial supports need not be maintained.
During these times, they talk about their inner feelings and about the practical decisions they can make to help reduce the pressure of Roger's job and allow Karen to use her energies and abilities as the children leave.
Certainly God, the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, are all the fuel and backdrop that makes us who we are but each person must make very practical decisions to act.
«Unfortunately, after eight months of negotiations in which the demands of the Orthodox Church continued to increase over and above what was originally agreed to in 2008, the Port Authority had to make a practical decision to move on or risk further delaying the entire World Trade Center project, which was a completely unacceptable alternative.
Running a country should be about making practical decisions based on the facts, not turning the doctrine of your faith in to laws.
Practical implications: The detailed overview about the development of the bulk wine market is interesting for all managers concerned as well as politicians to assess the competitiveness of their own or the domestic wine production regarding prospective strategic decisions.
«Given the pending Supreme Court decision regarding the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA)[SIC], representatives of the MLBPA, NBPA, NFLPA, and NHLPA have been working together on the legal, commercial, practical, and human consequences of allowing sports betting to become mainstream.
It's actually incredible and simple to start the process of being a single mom by choice, once you've made the decision, it becomes very practical, then you need to find a sperm.
Without actual, thorough knowledge of the matter (theoretical and practical knowledge) even the most intuitive person can be easily misled, miss important ponts, make terrible decisions.
As with many of the practical arrangements, you can choose to avoid the courts and make these decisions between yourself and your ex.
Of course, it is not always practical to allow your child to plan her own treatment, but if you can allow her to even make a small decision (like setting up her next appointment), it may make a big difference in allowing her to feel in control.
In this highly - useful course, our focus is on the practical work of being a leader and decision - maker.
In practical terms, macroeconomic decisions remain in the hands of the central government, as do decisions relating to the management of the main taxes and money transfers which enable the Catalan government to pay everything from the salaries of its employees to its suppliers.
«As with the ongoing devolution of tax powers to Scotland, it is essential that our politicians making a decision on whether to vary from the UK rate understand all the technical and practical issues involved.
claim of «practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship» was self - imposed by the decision to subdivide?
Frankly, this is a practical decision as I would rather have any living former president take over (assuming they are in good health and not suffering from dementia) in that situation than the Secretary of the Interior.
I know that in USSR, even during the most totalitarian times, there used to be elections and a representative legislative body (Supreme Soviet)- leaving aside the actual competitiveness of the elections or the practical functionality of the Soviet to do anything other than rubber - stamp CPSU decisions.
Globally, we are seeing younger people who are beginning to take the mantle of leadership... Presumably, however young someone is on the campaign trail, if a person is making a lot of sense and giving practical solutions to the problems, I am sure the older voters will make the decision.»
«We are a local company devoted to giving back to our community, so the opportunity to be a part of the sports and entertainment epicenter in our area was not only a practical decision, but a decision that we hope can highlight our brand in conjunction with the Comets, Pioneers, and the venue as a whole,» explained Robert Clark, Executive Vice President of Adirondack Bank.
«Of course, we should involve the House fully in a decision as important as the renewal of our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he addeOf course, we should involve the House fully in a decision as important as the renewal of our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he addeof our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he added.
Like all of our family budgets when times are tight and we need practical decision making — not wishful thinking.
«It's a practical choice but one that we make with respect and gratitude for the people of New York City,» de Blasio said in a statement, also citing logistical and security reasons prompting the decision.
Although Greene may be far from a comprehensive understanding of practical ethical decision making, his challenge to our society's base assumption of free will merits consideration.
This area of research could someday pave the way for more practical interventions that could help ensure that ethical decisions are made.
«Everyone — Europeans and the rest of the world alike — will rightly see this decision as the European Commission downgrading both the practical and the symbolic value of science in Europe,» said Imran Khan, chief executive of the British Science Association.
Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a commonly used modality to ensure treatment accuracy in the management of pediatric tumors; however, consensus recommendations are needed in order to guide clinical decisions on the use of IGRT in treating pediatric patients, according to a study published in the September - October 2014 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the official clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).