Sentences with phrase «on pure reason»

Science could not rely on pure reason to generate theories, still less on Aristotle's «logically necessary» conclusions.

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And while it's not a pure play on the insurance industry, there are a few reasons I feel this way.

Most seriously, he asserts in his November 19 column, «the core reason for the attack on the Fed is self - interest, pure and simple.

The problem, for Aristophanes, is that there's no argument against incest from the point of view of pure reason that works on the individual level.

But, even in the fundamental thinkers of high modernity, hints can be found that knowledge requires God: Descartes uses God in the Meditations in order to escape from the interiority where the cogito has stranded him; Kant uses God as a postulate of pure practical reason in order to hold on to the possibility of morality.

But in pure logic it is not true that there is sheer contradiction between the joint admission of divine perfection of goodness and divine perfection of power, on the one hand, and the fact of real evil on the other, for the simple reason that the greatest possible power (which by definition is «perfect» power) may not be the same as «all the power that exists united into one individual power.»

Two and a half centuries later the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, in the «Preface to the Second Edition» of his Critique of Pure Reason (1787), appropriated this «Copernican Revolution» in thought for his own shift from the presumed objectivity of what we know to the act of conscious knowing itself.2 It remains a contestable assessment because the movement is precisely in the opposite direction: After Copernicus, we humans are no longer understood to be in the center of the universe, whereas Kant concentrated precisely on the subjectivity of individual knowing.

This understanding of the limited scope of scientific method had been generally accepted since Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781); but in nineteenth - century evolutionary parlance it took on the specific meaning that «all beginnings and endings are lost in mystery,» a phrase that became commonplace in the sciences and social sciences as a way of dismissing or circumventing probing questions that sought to assess the larger implications or consequences of scientific analysis.

Just based on pure probability, which is more likely... that Jesus was one of the millions throughout history who have claimed to be divine, for whatever reason, or that he was the son of an invisible, all powerful and knowing being in the sky?

That goal is the expression, on the level of duty, of the demand, the claim — the Verlangen — which constitutes pure reason in its speculative and practical use; reason «demands the absolute totality of conditions for a given conditioned thing» (beginning of the Dialectic of the Critique of Practical Rereason in its speculative and practical use; reason «demands the absolute totality of conditions for a given conditioned thing» (beginning of the Dialectic of the Critique of Practical Rereason «demands the absolute totality of conditions for a given conditioned thing» (beginning of the Dialectic of the Critique of Practical ReasonReason).

Otherwise the only alternative is that pure atheism isn't based on logic or reasoning but based on ignorance.

On the contrary, pure reason is here understood to pass beyond or to dissolve itself, and it is just this self - negation of pure reason which makes manifest the active and dialectical reason of Vernunft.

In any event, once one accepts that pure faith is a legitimate reason to believe in something (which it most certainly is not, any more than «faith» that pixies exist is) one has to accept all other gods based on exactly the same reasoning.

Unlike pure faith belief claiming God exists or God doesn't exist, this position is more like the reasoning that an antibiotic will work or not based on the empirical evidence of it previously working or not working in a given situation.

For this reason I didn't add any additional sweeteners to this, but if you want a sweeter version you can always use alternative sweeteners (which aren't as harsh on the body as refined sugar) and add a touch of pure maple syrup to the lemon coconut whipped cream or drizzle the parfait with honey.

The other significant reason behind Leclerc's arrival in F1 is his pure performance on the track.

does someone know if he has 6 months left on his contract (which would be the only reason to get something for him instead of letting him go for free), if not then these rumors are just pure nonsense

The reason the focus is on entertainment, rather than pure sports, is that the hard - core sports junkies who actually call WEEI make up a tiny percentage of its audience.

Specifically, I use this deodorant from Primally Pure and this face cleanser from Little Barn Apothecary, though I've been hesitant to change anything when it comes to the products I use on my face (aside from facial cleanser) for the reasons mentioned above.

The ban came about in the first place for political reasons more than a legitimate health concern, and the propaganda was pure fear mongering, leading people who have done research to see opponents as merely ignorantly reiterating the old lies on a pavlovian reflex upon hearing the label «drug» which is equally applicable to caffeine.

There was NO reason to destroy the districts on Long Island other than for pure and biased politics.

I deliberately excluded that from my answer for tactical reasons (I didn't want to hurt an extensive answer by downvotes from many P.SE users who vote on pure partisan lines), but there's enough evidence to post a separate answer showing that Trump has a strong basis for claiming there may be fraud - how impactful, if of course impossible to quantify at the moment.

Shegelski: Actually I don't know if I'd say that, but I'd say that it allowed us to investigate all possible motions that we could think of — within reason, of course, we can always do much more, — but for example, you can take a curling rock and simply rotate it and don't slide it and just have it go on a pure rotational motion, so we could look at that on flat ice as opposed to the pebbled ice.

Based on his own pure reasoning, for instance, he declared that it was wrong to use someone for your own ends and that it was right to act only according to principles that everyone could follow.

This week felt long, and therefore I took two rest days without hesitation: one for good reason on Wednesday, and a second on Friday out of pure laziness.

I had skipped his books simply for personal budget reasons (my wife is alarmed at my enthusiastic appetite for Paleo reading), but on the pure class in his response I bought the Primal Blueprint Cookbook of iBooks.

There's a reason Beautyistas have 100 % Pure on their must - have lists again and again.

Just for that reason, I will purchase my makeup from 100 % Pure from now on!

Unlike honey and molasses, pure maple syrup is usually found on the breakfast cereal aisle (often near the oatmeal, for reasons I can't explain!).

I've held off on getting any of the Naked palettes, for one reason or another, and it must have been because I knew that this Nude Collection palette from Pure Cosmetics ($ 50) was coming my way.

One of the reasons I was so happy to work on this #PumpkinCan project is that I truly do use LIBBY»S 100 % Pure Pumpkin a lot in my baking, as it makes a great healthy baking substitution for all sorts of things!

I want to get on board with this trend for pure comfort reasons and every time I see a girl sporting this look she looks so put together!!

He added, «The movie works so well for several reasons, and they don't all have to do with the spectacular special effects... [«Star Wars»] relies on the strength of pure narrative, in the most basic storytelling form known to man, the Journey.»

While — like (I guess) many Rohmer fans — I tend to find myself most at home in his beach houses and Parisian apartment blocks, I was drawn to this presentation of his lesser - known historical films for two reasons: one was the pure joy of being able to enjoy his greatest work, Perceval, on the big screen; the other was the opportunity to finally be introduced to his feature - length television play Catherine de Heilbronn, a production that, in its grey set design and even starker minimalism, in many ways felt like the former film's shadowy companion piece.

His libido tamed, this Samson takes young women out on picnic dates, and though he still visits a brothel in Gaza, his reasons are promise - ring pure.

That gift is on glorious, supremely uninhibited display in «A Bigger Splash,» a moody Mediterranean - noir cocktail that would be worth imbibing if for no other reason than to witness Fiennes» show of pure, untrammeled id.

For that reason, in terms of pure value for money it must be applauded, even if it can't match its rivals on performance.

Hi Sreekanth garu can you throw more light on following points 1) Any loss of capital in Arbitrage funds during bearish markets or only less returns are expected 2) If emergency fund can be formed with Arbitrage funds why not with SIP, any specific reason why SIP is not a good idea for this fund Can you suggest best pure Arbitrage fund for 2017.

The reason why I love to post articles on dividend income is because it's pure numbers.

But... the number one reason is the look of happiness and pure love and joy on the faces of the adoptee family when they meet the newest member of their family.»

It's a simple plot device that has been the driving motivation behind some of the best action movies ever, with a prime recent example being the mighty John Wick who had a pure, direct reason to go on a rampage; some jerks killed the dog his dead wife gave to him, and also stole his beloved car.

SF is just so iconic that it's there on top for pure nostalgic and timing reasons.

Overcooked has been a feature on a few of our top 5 games list's and the reason for this is just how much pure fun and enjoyment this game can bring.

The reason I'm reflecting back on Wind Waker is because of its pure brilliance.

It ends up as a pure distraction and there's very little reason to keep voice audio switched on.

The Thing and the Thing - in - Itself focuses on the limits of human understanding that Immanuel Kant contemplated in The Critique of Pure Reason (1st ed.

Other historical highlights came from the freshly christened Lévy Gorvy gallery, whose offerings included a chilled - out 1970 installation by Enrico Castellani with his trademark white textured panels becoming walls of a room and a legendary suite of 14 haunting self - portraits that Adrian Piper made in the summer of 1971, when, as Kaelen Wilson - Goldie once succinctly put it, the artist was «holed up alone in her apartment, reading Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781), practicing yoga, and subsisting on nothing but juice and water.»

In proximity to When the Night Comes, 2014, a faux air vent high on the wall which references Tarkovsky's cult 1972 film Solaris, they direct us towards the idea of the ineffable in much the same way Dürer's engraving has been interpreted as a statement about the primacy of the imagination over pure reason.

Karen David is interviewed about her practice and solo show, «Pure Reason Tint of Violet», with VITRINE on Bermondsey Square.

[4] In 1937 his The Feast of Pure Reason, a satire of Boston political power, was placed on loan to the Museum of Modern Art.