Sentences with phrase «of pragmatism»

Anderson can be just that wildly esoteric, but at the same time there's a strong strain of pragmatism in his adaptation and many of the casting choices as well.

A look at the decisions Obama has made since becoming the nominee — opting out of public financing, reversing course on the domestic surveillance bill, etc. — suggests a real strain of pragmatism in his thinking that further bolsters the «steady hand» argument when it comes to his vice presidential selection.

On the other hand, Palmer's «objectivism» refers to the dominant strain or to an amalgam of two strains (empiricism and a certain kind of pragmatism) within the larger epistemological project that Rorty calls the «mirror of nature.»

This language expressed a certain level of pragmatism that understood that problems will always exist, but the important thing is the way that we process and react to those problems.

Yet, his training and experience has grounded this idealism with a healthy dose of pragmatism.

I learned that decisions were sometimes made out of pragmatism and expediency rather than out of a genuine conviction that this was where God was sending us.

The model is a mix of the pragmatism learned from successful startup charter schools and the idealism that we as educators have of what a great education could look like in the 21st century.

So there is always a certain amount of pragmatism needed when designing such studies — there is always a tension between keeping the situation as real to life as possible and maintaining a good level of scientific rigour.

Stringer was originally campaigning for a mayoral run this year but switched to the comptroller race out of a sense of pragmatism about his chances.

But with a fickle constituency like in northeast Queens — a place where large pockets of voters register as Democrats but tend to lean Republican — Israel will have to remain cordial and open to a sense of pragmatism to transcend these differences and win the hearts of this odd mix.

This functionality is the result of pragmatism from the manager, whose introduction of Casemiro to midfield has allowed for a more stable side with fewer holes between defence and attack.

He calls it the principle of pragmatism, and he defends it somewhat as follows (In an article, How to make our Ideas Clear, in the Popular Science Monthly for January, 1878, vol.

I think most legal blogs and newsletters reflect their authors» lack of pragmatism in their approach to law.

-- Hans Ulrich Obrist Midnight: The Tempest Essays returns the question of pragmatism to the everyday critical practice of the art historian.

In the resources sector, that sort of pragmatism can be unusual: Given the tremendous capital outlay involved in developing a mine, it's easy for executives to get attached to projects in anticipation of a payday that may never come.

His latest, awkwardly titled book is a broad polemic against the large role of moral theory in the legal academy, and in favor of his own brand of pragmatism patterned after that of Oliver Wendell Holmes.

The Promise of Pragmatism: Modernism and the Crisis of Knowledge and Authority.

Each of these rather different versions of pragmatism varied from the rest and, often as not, actually came into logical conflict with some of them.

Let us confess to God how often we destroy dreams with our apathy, violate visions with our sophisticated arrogance, and prevent prophecy with our politics of pragmatism.

Every Christian struggles with the tensions of pragmatism and vision.

They've usually erred on the side of pragmatism, but someone sat on the caps lock this week, and the Indians are officially the most interesting buyer at the deadline.

Now the Indians are one of the very best teams in baseball because of that pragmatism.

Great to see him recall Coquelin though, perhaps a hint of pragmatism sneaking through?

This functionality is the result of pragmatism from the manager, whose introduction of Casemiro t...

My basic argument is we should be trying to find a way of accommodating public concern over migration and to do it while remaining in the European Union... I still believe with a little bit of pragmatism on both sides it would be possible to reach [an agreement].»

Such a healthy balance of pragmatism and idealism will probably work for most people.

Most international routes go through Germany so there is probably a measure of pragmatism about it, but there's no denying it's still a marvel of route planning efficiency even far beyond the country's borders.

The best online dating sites in China (which I will discuss in Dating in China can be a bit different from dating in the West in terms of pragmatism, sex and the expectations of looking for marriage.

Our top two financial overseers enjoy unprecedented prestige, with Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney now charged with reforming global finance as chair of the Financial Stability Board, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty sought after in international forums as a seasoned voice of pragmatism.

supported traditional marriage, But the great thing about progressivism, being an offshoot of pragmatism (which in turn rests on the discoveries of evolutionary biology) is that it keeps evolving!

That thought, as Louis Menand shows, was a cause of the moral nihilism of our pragmatism and Social Darwinism etc..

Talk about the sadness and «the howl of existentialism» beneath the surface of pragmatism and all that:

So much of pragmatism is inevitable and essential.

by Alburey Castell [New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1949], p. 106 f.) Despite these resemblances, the ethics of pragmatism differs from that of Buber's dialogical philosophy in two central points.

Indeed, his 1907 book Pragmatism was framed as a defense of religion, a fact often overlooked in today's broad revival of pragmatism.

They claim the mantle of pragmatism even as they adopt wildly unpopular policies.

The charge of pragmatism may be justified insofar as Jesuits are inclined to adopt what is true or valuable in the thought patterns of their context as an entry point for the Church's mission of evangelization.

I have in mind passages like 5.496, in which the relations between metaphysics and epistemology are reassessed in the light of pragmatism.

The end point of pragmatism is our politicized culture war.

This and similar definitions of «ethics» which leave the matter in the simple world of pragmatism and «science» (whatever she means by that) we still have language which can not automatically release us from the issue of eugenics.

A network of pragmatism surrounded Luther with the manoeuvring of those whose actions were all dictated by the «art of the possible» and personal interest.

The trade has the whiff of pragmatism about it, though, and people were expecting spit - take moves, fueled by the hot rumors that would come, one after the other.

But that last point reveals one of the fundamental trade - offs of pragmatism: if a team is going to lead with its defence, and win titles in the process, then it has to be near - perfect.