Sentences with phrase «philosophical statements as»

Theologians, trained to see philosophical statement as the model for theology, often manifest mindsets that are univocal and literalistic.

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This comes out clearly in one of his latest statements about the therapeutic» function of philosophy as applied to social issues: «helping people get out from under outdated philosophical ideas, helping break the crust of convention.»

Secular humanism «is» a philosophical viewpoint that encompasses such things as morality and your statement would be on only slightly less shaky ground if you had said that about humanism.

For on his own principles if there were not some kind of awareness of causal efficacy, there would be no warrant for making statements about it: «Nothing is to be received into the philosophical scheme which is not discoverable as an element in subjective experience» (PR 166/253).

On the contrary, the meaning of doctrinal statements such as the creeds and other historical professions of belief, the circumstances which evoked them, and the philosophical presuppositions which helped to determine the character of their assertions are all matters of the greatest interest and importance.

Yet, a person must ultimately accept some creedal statements and reject others, as they create their own philosophical journey.

After all, «in philosophical discussion, the merest hint of dogmatic certainty as to finality of statement is an exhibition of folly» (PR xiv).

, the whole endeavor is a frothy, witty, mischievous way to sell perfume as a lighthearted lifestyle accessory, as opposed to a philosophical statement on transience and mortality coming from noted philosopher Brad Pitt — Chanel, please take note.

Here it serves a purpose as philosophical dialogue that refutes Charade «s pull - out - the - guns finale, replacing violent action with a profound pacifist statement: honour among multiple thieves.

From the opening monologue — where Segel (as title character Jeff) talks about how M. Night Shyamalan's Signs is a philosophical statement of the highest order — it isn't clear whether Jeff, Who Lives at Home will take a mocking tone towards its inhabitants or a sincere one.

Keith's interactions make for hit - and - miss low - key drama, as he has passing interactions with characters who are either one - dimensional, (his cheery grandparents, a woman later who wants drugs from him) or refreshingly eccentric, like a drug ring guru dude named Mom, who espouses Bible quotes and other philosophical statements in one of the movie's rare unforgettable scenes.

With the intention of creating work that could assume a direct material and physical «presence» without recourse to grand philosophical statements, he eschewed the classical ideals of representational sculpture to create a rigorous visual vocabulary that sought clear and definite objects as its primary mode of articulation.

His films, often described as «visual essays», move from rhetorical questions to factual scientific statements, presenting concepts and ideas that emerge through philosophical texts and research.

Though that is more a philosophical than a practically useful statement, and it's not the same as claiming that «AGW caused this», which many of Gleick's opponents are arguing against (i.e. strawman).

It happens in both directions, and there's often an inverse relationship, so I have to interpret your statement as a philosophical wish rather than an accurate observation of fact.