Sentences with phrase «practical theory in»

The techniques and practical theory in the book has helped me focus my instruction and has been vital when teaching my students new skills or concepts in the lab.

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If you've already learned the basics, and went to get into something a bit heavier — such as exploring the theory behind coding — take advantage of MIT's free courseware site that includes classes such as Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Introduction to Programming in Java and Practical Programming in C.

Small Business, BIG Vision is no pie in the sky theory but the nuts and bolts practical information that every entrepreneur needs to succeed in the dog eat dog world of starting and growing a profitable business.

This is great in theory but I think there are many practical problems with this approach, like:

The only answer which is plausible can be given by the biological theory of knowledge: in the same way as our perception carves Out of the whole physical reality only that zone which has practical importance for our organism, only those recollections which are relevant to our present situation are transmitted into our present moment.

Having established his core argument, and its foundations in natural law theory, Duddington proceeds to a series of practical discussions of the way in which Christianity can be mobilised in order to shed light on difficult contemporary political issues.

«5 Whitehead shows how this concept of a thing, a concept that grew out of practical dealing with the actualities of the world, entrenched itself in the subject - predicate structure of language and from there made its way into Aristotle's theory of the Categories.

Reflecting on his experience of attending seminary after first gaining considerable experience in the parish, one older participant wondered if maybe we're doing it backwards»; in other words, perhaps schools ought somehow to require practical experience before — or at the beginning of — formal education (such an arrangement would, of course, run counter to essentially all currently respected educational theories) For himself, he said, the practical application of what was being taught in seminary was plain in light of his experience of parish ministry.

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As this is discussed theoretically (and under the guidance of the Spirit), it could be helpful for theologians to be aware that, on the practical level, these issues are linked to communication theories and technologies that have transformed organizational patterns in our day.

It is clear that this is precisely what Paul's statement is about; but because he was expressing a vision of reality that he himself was unable to spell out in a practical application to his own culture, we also have continued to stumble around in the slavery of the old law regarding relationships, catching the vision in some areas — in theory, at least — and ignoring it in others.

Evolution is obviously a real and practical theory, so to say that the God who created the world in 7 days exists is nonsense.

If I can ever successfully think my way forward to the most complex task of all, practical theology, the same ratio will hold: the principal methodological issue will be the relationship of theory and praxis in: both personal and social terms, and the principal theological topics will be Spirit and church.

It is not possible in this context to develop a theory of religious experience and of its theoretical, practical and sociological expressions.

God's reality is posited rather than simply affirmed, and it is removed from the realm of theory and located in that of practical thought.

Again, astronomy appears to be a «useless» subject, but has yielded a number of practical results, from the discovery of helium to the theories of the properties of gas plasma currently important in hydrogen fusion projects.

For MacIntyre, the practices necessary for training in practical reason through which we acquire the ability to act intelligibly requires the systematic growth of human potential by acquired excellence that can not help but challenge the character of modern moral practice and theory.

I think that the best Catholic independent schools in England represent a practical model that should be considered alongside the theory of this most interesting book.

The fact is that most chaotic motion is not, on limited average, utterly unlike regular or nearly regular behavior, and while this qualitative judgment is very difficult if not impossible to make into mathematically rigorous conclusions, its practical value as a perception is an important starting point for constructive results in the theory.

The guiding principle of British philosophy has in fact been that every difference must make a difference, every theoretical difference somewhere issue in a practical difference, and that the best method of discussing points of theory is to begin by ascertaining what practical difference would result from one alternative or the other being true.

We do not need to construct a qeneral theory of civil society in the context of contemporary political philosophy: that could lead to an endless discussion of different positions and the myriad attempts in the with the practical question of the role of Christian communities in attempts to refurbish, or newly establish, participatory democratic societies across the globe.

«People in both camps would quickly discover that some long - cherished divisions — the favorite one, for instance, between the academic and the practical, the reflective and the active, theory and practice — are confounded when you look with any care at the life of an actual congregation, and see the ways that theory is always in practice, that even the act of theorizing is an act of practice.

The embryos could be stored or destroyed, they could be used for experiments, they could be bought and sold, they could be put on display, they could — at least in theory if not yet in practical possibility — be inserted into any woman's womb, with or without her full knowledge or consent.

For example, in physics, a gravity - based theory is practical for macro, and a probability - based theory works for micro — but physics isn't satisfied with that, even if it is pragmatic and meets all your criteria above.

This vulgarly practical and relativistic theory of truth perhaps most closely approximates the current, popular sense of the word «pragmatic,» and one can find warrants for it in the writings of all the pragmatists, even including some of James».

Concerning the conceivability of nothing, Craighead asserts that there is no logical or practical difficulty in our thinking of every contingent item of our experience becoming nonexistent and then not being replaced by anything else; in fact, he holds, the reason we can appreciate a magician's trick or the steady - state theory of cosmology is that we can indeed conceive of a rabbit or of hydrogen atoms appearing out of absolutely nothing.

McLuhan saw a hot culture cooling down by the unified field theories of physics that have their practical application in electromagnetic communications.

And he addresses the separation of wissenschaftlich theory and practical professional training by declaring both to be thoroughly theoretical and hence not separated by a difference in kind.

However, the former misconstrues the relation between theology and action, as though theology were theory systematized in the academy to be applied in practical cases later on; and the latter misconstrues the relevant pluralisms, as though they were alternative outward and public manifestations of a single mode of inwardness.

Carol Tauer, a philosopher at Minnesota's St. Catherine's College, has recently challenged the moral logic of this declaration, as well as of the current pastoral teachings on abortion, in an incisive and thorough analysis of the tradition of probabilism — a theory of practical decision - making that is accepted in Catholic moral teaching.

While all of this is very true in logic and in theory the event of its practical realization in any state or country is so remote in time and in probability that no practical man will let it disturb his equanimity or affect his attitude toward those who differ from him in religious faith.

One difficulty is that, without raising the ultimate question of the theory of religious liberty, Catholics in this country can agree with the practical implications of Father Murray's position on pragmatic grounds.

A theory, in scientific terms, is essentially considered factual for all practical intents and purposes.

Apparently course work in the practical fields should be governed by some such question as this: Can these theories be applied in these contexts in ways that bring salvation to the modes of sin encountered here?

For example, the historical and theological areas may be combined into an area described as «Interpretation of Christianity» while the older «practical» field is divided into two, one dealing with «Church and Culture» (sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of church phenomena in American culture) and the other dealing with the practice of ministry construed as the application of social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibilities.

This psychological factor is in everything we do, be it theory or practical issues.

And yet, in theory at least, there appear to be a number of practical advantages to Phil Wrigley's new idea.

I think the theory of it is fine, but I think the practical result is fewer people paying their taxes — some accidentally, some intentionally — and a substantial increase in enforcement costs.

Attachment parenting is in many ways the practical application of my father's theory.

For the first time this campaign season, Cecil revealed what this theory means in practical terms.

Spain, where republican theory was explicitly used as a guide by the Zapatero government in 2004 - 2011, has provided practical insight in this field, while in the Republic of Ireland, Fintan O'Toole has argued for radical reform to implement genuine republicanism.

Our politicians regularly try to convince us that they are just practical people interested in what works and not beholden to any theory.

Last, although political realism has become a major strand in contemporary political theory it should also be acknowledged that a great deal that is written in its support is itself very philosophical, and not very practical.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Possibly most of the «socialists» within the Labour Party — like even Tony Benn and Jeremy Corbyn — not being Socialist Workers Party style socialists, did not leave the Party and instead grudgingly accepted our dilution to social democracy for the main reason that pure socialism sans in - govt would remain a mere theory and would be worse than practical social democratic reforms / reliefs whilst in power -LRB--- and particularly bebeficial / necessary after a prolonged Thatcherite damage to our society!

It provides a summary of current progress in the field of vehicle energy harvesting and a detailed account of the theory and the practical development of his device, designed for installation in a heavy good vehicle.

In addition, most doctoral students - particularly those working in highly experimental areas - are expected to embark on the practical work of their thesis right from the first year of their PhD studies, even though in theory the preparation of the thesis starts after having obtained the Advanced Studies Degree (one year of courses plus one year of guided research — see sidebarIn addition, most doctoral students - particularly those working in highly experimental areas - are expected to embark on the practical work of their thesis right from the first year of their PhD studies, even though in theory the preparation of the thesis starts after having obtained the Advanced Studies Degree (one year of courses plus one year of guided research — see sidebarin highly experimental areas - are expected to embark on the practical work of their thesis right from the first year of their PhD studies, even though in theory the preparation of the thesis starts after having obtained the Advanced Studies Degree (one year of courses plus one year of guided research — see sidebarin theory the preparation of the thesis starts after having obtained the Advanced Studies Degree (one year of courses plus one year of guided research — see sidebar).

Steverink's research spans the theoretical and practical: She has developed a theory of psychological well - being in older people, she studies their capacity to manage their own well - being, and she creates courses to teach elderly people self - management skills.

A FEW years ago, it struck me that Darwin's theory of evolution could be used to make our lives better in a practical sense.

While several Canadian universities have some form of graduate student teaching program in place, the unique blend of theory and practical experience sets the Alberta program apart.