Like Future Lawyer (see prior post), over at Legal Sanity, Arnie Herz is pondering
a philosophical question of his own: Which came first, lawyer discontent or client dissatisfaction?
It's interesting how many commentators leapfrog
the philosophical question of whether we should extricate science from politics, and start describing what is the correct solution.
He did say the committee is grappling with
the philosophical question of the federal role in education.
If much sci - fi is about
the philosophical question of what it means to be human, or of imagining dystopia to comment on the politics of today, Arrival takes a more personal, emotive approach to the genre.
Ultimately, the issue of a la carte touches on the larger
philosophical question of how we want to feed the children in our district, * both in the a la carte line and in the reimbursable meal line.
By reasoning and being logically analytical about
the philosophical question of good and evil, and applying it correctly.
Then there are questions regarding the nature of mind and matter as such, the concepts of becoming, and of unchanging natures,
the philosophical question of the nature of the substantial soul and its relation to the body.
There's also a more subtle,
philosophical question of manipulation at work here.
«either way, such demythologizing claims * everything * is a myth» -------------- We are no closer to answering the great
philosophical questions of existence (like «why are we here?»)
Relating particularity with universality is one of the crucial
philosophical questions of today which has far - reaching consequences and implications in all fields — political, cultural, economic, religious, etc..
For Fitzpatrick and Gellately (1996: 766) the «problem of denunciation» rests upon «big
philosophical questions of loyalty and citizenship»; of duties towards to state and responsibilities of the «good citizen» (ibid.
It's one of those, sort of, fundamental
philosophical questions of «Why does time move forward?»
Philosophical questions of the information society.
In the realm of science - fiction, exploring our own socio - political environment through the lens of a foreign or futuristic society is commonplace; however, exploring merely human nature and
philosophical questions of life is less common, at least as a stand - alone theme.
But for the most part, the political, historical, and
philosophical questions of the war have been left alone.
Visitors will explore Brazilian art history and major postwar movements channeled through Maiolino's personal, psychologically charged practice that not only charts her own path as a mother, migrant and global citizen, but poses significant
philosophical questions of repetition and difference, transience and permanence.
For what narratives are worth, and we all know how much fiction and wishful thinking goes into them, let me venture the following hypothesis, very sketchily: Bram van Velde's work represents a direct result of
the philosophical questioning of the consequences of World War II, which would continue and develop from the fifties to the seventies through the works of Simon Hantaï and Supports / Surfaces, among others.
Core introspection about life goals and what «family» means — these are big
philosophical questions of one's life that emerge and evolve, whether you are ready or not!
Not exact matches
In the discussion portion, a group
of candidates — the number can vary — for a particular role are gathered in a room and presented with a
question that can lean toward the
philosophical («Should prisons be privatized?»)
There are larger,
philosophical questions about ventures like Facebook's Instant Articles and Apple's News app — both
of which are trying to bring publishers further into their ecosystems — and whether media should be wary
of them or not.
Intelligent people tend to be inquisitive not only about everyday curiosities but also about «the big
questions,» pondering
philosophical topics like the meaning
of life and the universe.
To get the most out
of each conversation, I recommend asking your team members to come prepared with
questions and ideas regarding strategy, as well as
philosophical conversation material.
(Barron's) • In Search
of the Perfect Recession Indicator (
Philosophical Economics) • A Fireside Chat With Charlie Munger (MoneyBeat) • Complexity theory and financial regulation (Science) • Five Pieces
of Conventional Wisdom That Make Smart Investors Look Dumb (CFA Institute) • This Lawyer Is Hollywood's Complete Divorce Solution (Bloomberg) • Curiosity update, sols 1218 - 1249: Digging in the sand at Mar's Bagnold Dunes (Planetary Society) • The Plot to Take Down a Fox News Analyst (NYT) • Ask the aged: Who better to answer
questions about the purpose
of life than someone who has been living theirs for a long time?
But I think it's actually one
of the most interesting
philosophical questions that we face.
The
philosophical significance
of his own attitude to transgenderism seems lost on him: Transgenderism raises fundamental
questions about the nature
of the human person — indeed, about whether one can even speak in terms
of human nature anymore in any universal, meaningful sense.
In fact, I lean towards walls being built on the sand
of philosophical questions.
Three priorities presented themselves to Castro: (1) Since the world is experiencing a resurgence in religion, and the decline
of faith in modernity, the churches must resolve theological and
philosophical questions: Is the Spirit exclusive, and the Christian faith unique, or is the Spirit (he?
My purpose here is to attend to some
of the
philosophical and theological
questions that inform, and deform, current debates.
The biggest
of philosophical and theological
questions such as life after death can only be answered with faith or educated speculation.
Bernard Coughlin, S.J., title this collection
of essays «Letters to Young People,» because it would inform and challenge college - aged students who are grappling with
philosophical, spiritual, political, and ethical
questions for the first time.
In the course
of that same history, and in the context
of crises posed by
philosophical and cultural changes as well as manifest ecclesiastical corruptions, the
question of how to determine authentic apostolic teaching came into intense dispute.
I asked the
question to understand how (and if) it is possible to separate science from atheism in the minds
of believers so we can truly discuss the concepts based on their evidentiary merits, not necessarily their
philosophical implications if indeed there are any to be had.
At one Evangelicals and Catholics Together meeting, writes Tom, the Catholic co-chairman
of ECT, which Chuck helped found twenty years ago, some
of the Catholic members
questioned the value
of natural law arguments «on the
philosophical ground that no reason exists that is not already deeply saturated with prior pre-understandings and commitments.»
The argument will be more accessible to readers with a measure
of familiarity with the pertinent
philosophical and scientific
questions.
Here lies the basis in Whitehead's thought for the relation
of philosophical theology to
questions of values and ethics — and, therefore,
of religion to politics.
Whitehead's
philosophical thinking about time begins with
questions about passage as a character
of nature.
In his fair and generally sympathetic review
of my book Bergson and Modern Physics, David Sipfle raised some important and significant
questions which clearly show how extremely complex the
questions concerning the nature
of time are and how difficult it is to agree on their solutions even for those who share a basic
philosophical view.
Careful scrutiny
of historical record and comparative religious study makes it plain enough without invoking deep
philosophical questions.
Just as the definition
of philosophy is a
philosophical question, so the definition
of faith is a theological issue.
Acutely sensitive to all
of the technological and
philosophical challenges
of our day, Wytsma wrestles with
questions of faith and doubt, justice and happiness, love and vocation.
Rather because it excludes faith it also excludes
philosophical reason, thereby deciding all ultimate
questions in advance on the basis
of a liberal philosophy
of nature and reason so ubiquitous as to be invisible.
Discussion
of the existence
of God is a
philosophical question, so one has to be careful in one's arguments.
Discussion
of the existence
of God is a
philosophical question.
Due to the limited statistical and methodological certainty allowed by biological science, the occurrence
of technical errors in biological experiments, the differences between human and animal embryo development, the rapidity by which the cloning procedure produces a totipotent zygote, and the
philosophical and theological nature
of the
question, there is no biological experiment that will prove with moral certainty that a human zygote never exists during the OAR procedure.
An unsettling
question, but this way
of posing it does keep it at arm's length, a subject for theological or
philosophical or medical discussion.
Although meant in somewhat
of a different
philosophical context, I find myself in agreement with Tertullian's
question» What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?»
While most Protestant theologians turned to Barth and other Neoorthodox thinkers, Cobb and a few others felt the need to deal directly with the
question of God's reality, in a way that would not avoid
philosophical issues.
The
question is presented as part
of a larger discussion on the nature
of philosophical and imperial authority, yet it is clear that the imperial part
of the argument is not necessary to its main thrust, as a result standing out all the more.
While the great majority
of Protestant theologians turned to Barth and other Neoorthodox thinkers, a few
of us felt the need to deal directly with the
question of God's reality, in a way that could not avoid
philosophical issues.
However, there can be no
question that the theological doctrine
of God's impassibility is compatible with, and indeed demanded by, the
philosophical doctrine.