Sentences with phrase «of the human condition whether»

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Indeed my basic position is that for the understanding of human behavior in society the whole controversy as to whether material conditions (appetites, interests, «drives,» or in Marxist terms, the «means of production» and the consequent «class struggle») cause men to act is at bottom pointless and unprofitable.

However, begin violent, or a jerk, or a fool are, in fact, part of the human condition — of course whether you have the strength to fight those urges and not be violent, or a jerk or a fool is what separates the good from the bad.

He resists Novilla's sterile ethos by instead holding up experiences that are weighted with «all the gravity of bloodletting and sacrifice,» experiences that express the human condition in its fullness, whether religious, romantic, or familial.

It is possible to inquire whether what the human parents biologically contribute in the genesis of the human being could not, certain conditions being assumed, be brought about outside a human organism, in an animal one.

We debate endlessly about Peace, Democracy, the Rights of Man, the conditions of racial and individual eugenics, the value and morality of scientific research pushed to the uttermost limit, and the true nature of the Kingdom of God; but here again, how can we fail to see that each of these inescapable questions has two aspects, and therefore two answers, according to whether we regard the human species as culminating in the individual or as pursuing a collective course towards higher levels of complexity and consciousness?

An optimism of grace, a worldly optimism faces despair not with the conviction that out of it God can bring hope, but with the conviction that the human conditions that created it can be overcome, whether those conditions be poverty, discrimination, or mental illness.

It faces despair not with the conviction that out of it God can bring hope, but with the conviction that the human conditions that created it can be overcome, whether those conditions be poverty, discrimination, or mental illness.

A second principle, closely and indeed inseparably connected to the first, has to do with the universality of God's judgment in relation to which our fundamental human condition is disclosed as unrighteous whether as observers or as violators of «the Law.»

«The million dollar question is whether mutations of this gene also occur in humans with cerebellar ataxia,» says Becker, who is screening people with genetic forms of the condition to find out.

A neuroscientist at Rutgers University - Newark says the human brain operates much the same whether active or at rest — a finding that could provide a better understanding of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other serious mental health conditions that afflict an estimated 13.6 million Americans.

It notes some of the critical scientific questions regarding Zika that deserve further exploration, including: whether certain viral mutations occurred to facilitate its geographical spread; if different species of Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting Zika and what that may mean for future transmission; what is apparently unique to Zika compared to other more well - known flaviviruses, such as dengue, that can explain why it can cause congenital infections, neurological conditions and encephalitis, transmit sexually and persist for long periods of time in multiple parts of the human body; and whether preexisting immunity to other related flaviviruses may impact Zika exposure and infection.

Researchers have discovered tell - tale signs of Alzheimer's disease in 20 elderly chimpanzee brains, rekindling a decades - old debate over whether humans are the only species that develop the debilitating condition.

Because of this, researchers can look for the same molecular signatures in human tissue and begin to tease apart whether particular subtypes of serotonergic neurons are involved in conditions such as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or autism.

Last time I talked to you for a Scientific American podcast that is, and I told you that I was working on an article about the roots of warfare and it would look at the question of whether war and militarism are permanent parts of the human condition or whether we can eradicate them.

«The ability to adapt to changing conditions is going to become even more important as humans impact the environment, whether it's from ocean acidification or increasing temperatures or other types of global changes that are occurring.»

The authors refer to their hypothesis as differential partitioning - environmental buffering, and suggest that partitioning cells into different fates according to prevailing conditions could be a strategy used by many other types of cell coalitions — whether microbial communities, humans, trees, or jellyfish.

Of course I knew throughout those tough couple weeks that many of my fellow human beings have it worse, whether it's because of their physical condition, the circumstances surrounding their lives, their support system — you name iOf course I knew throughout those tough couple weeks that many of my fellow human beings have it worse, whether it's because of their physical condition, the circumstances surrounding their lives, their support system — you name iof my fellow human beings have it worse, whether it's because of their physical condition, the circumstances surrounding their lives, their support system — you name iof their physical condition, the circumstances surrounding their lives, their support system — you name it.

As one of the most common — and vague — health conditions, headaches are generally accepted as just part of being human, whether brought on by fatigue, dehydration, stress or lack of sleep.

Whether or not you enjoy Director Woody Allen's artsy style of filmmaking, you have to admit he has hit on a human condition in his movie Midnight in Paris.

When her much unloved older sister, Shannon, declares that Mace is anti-social, she embarks on a journey to understand her condition; whether she was born that way or if it is the accumulation of thirty - eight years of unfortunate encounters with other humans and dogs.

Whether portraying modern couples sitting in a park (Gay Liberation, 1980), or a biblical family's unfolding drama (Abraham's Farewell to Ishmael, 1987), George Segal's life - size human figures express the fragility of the human condition.

Drawing by hand is a signifier for identity and the human condition whether executed through the rendering of the body itself, the objects we desire, or the environments we either create or destroy.

But it is more evidence that like it or not, the future of conditions on Earth is likely to be a function of human actions, whether chosen or not.

I have been keeping notes on significant cold weather anomalies since appox 2014 and I will paste them below, obviously the low solar activity is the principle cause of these anomalies but does human activity such as pollution - aerosals that humans emit make the conditions worse — that can not be proven but it's obvious that most of the climate change, whether it's cooling or warming is natural not»cause d' by human activity.

Whether started by lightening, arson, or human error, the conditions making these fires so potent is a direct result of climate change.

... Remember that humans have survived climate change for thousands of years, not by playing God with one or two politically selected factors, but by adapting to the new conditions, whether hot, cold, dry or wet.

«The Earth's climate system is highly nonlinear: inputs and outputs are not proportional, change is often episodic and abrupt, rather than slow and gradual, and multiple equilibria are the norm... there is a relatively poor understanding of the different types of nonlinearities, how they manifest under various conditions, and whether they reflect a climate system driven by astronomical forcings, by internal feedbacks, or by a combination of both... [We] suggest a robust alternative to prediction that is based on using integrated assessments within the framework of vulnerability studies... It is imperative that the Earth's climate system research community embraces this nonlinear paradigm if we are to move forward in the assessment of the human influence on climate.»