Sentences with phrase «pragmatic considerations»

But once he got there, influenced by memories of falling monkeys and pragmatic considerations like better job prospects, he decided to study physics and math.

They were in any case soon outweighed by more pragmatic considerations, as the Holy See attempted to influence the course first of the British Mandate and then of the UN partition plan in a way protective of the rights both of access to the holy places and of the Christian minorities of the Middle East.

Civility is also supported by pragmatic considerations, such as the fact that good relations with opposing counsel often benefit one's clients by making it easier and less costly to work out scheduling issues and even settle cases.

Second, Whitehead recognizes a valid use for pragmatic considerations in the evaluation of the validity of perception, ideals, and philosophy (PR 275, 411, 512; FR 64f; MT 144; 5 31).

Already, the English courts have signalled a limited retreat from the advances widely thought to have been accomplished by Anisminic — in Cart the UK Supreme Court did not employ the concept of jurisdictional error to determine how to control alleged illegalities committed by the Upper Tribunal and preferred to rely on pragmatic considerations to limit the scope of review.

Best research practices in psychology: Illustrating epistemological and pragmatic considerations with the case of relationship science.

Or maybe, as many have noted, morality actually comes from pragmatic considerations like cooperation gets far more ongoing prosperity than theft, with no fear of revenge — no god necessary for the many sound reasons like that.

In any case, where purely rational criteria can not guide us in judging among claimants to ultimate truth, pragmatic considerations loom large as providing criteria.

Couples in this group typically cite pragmatic considerations (e.g. economics) and lack of concern about broad social approval in their decision to remain unmarried (Casper & Bianchi, 2002).

That decision was based on more pragmatic considerations: In contrast to the German system, postgraduate courses leading to a PhD degree are strictly organised in the UK.

There are pragmatic considerations like costs, number of learners, business impact of training, business risk, or cost incurred due to the situation, commonness of the situation, etc..

Now of course these judgments may be informed by medical observations — for instance, when the brain develops to a certain level, or when something will end up naturally growing into a born human without any further intervention — or by pragmatic considerations, gut feel, opinion polls, tradition, views about how precise and clear legal lines should be, or whatever else.

Deeper questions, longer - range goals, memories of the past, fundamental values, ambiguity and complexity — all are minimized (to a certain extent) in relation to the pragmatic considerations that govern us in the here and now.

At this point, individual intuitions, pragmatic considerations, and debatable claims about competing values will necessarily enter the picture, along with a good deal of sheer guesswork and ad hoc improvisation.

At this time, therefore, I believe a pragmatic consideration of what could make that situation better is the task to be undertaken by those about to cast their vote.

Then there are pragmatic considerations.

These models explore the gulf between fantasy and pragmatic consideration.

Prosecutors choose to name persons as unindicted co-conspirators for a variety of reasons including grants of immunity, pragmatic considerations, and evidentiary concerns.

Letting your creativity run wild is great, but there comes a point when you'll need to temper it with more pragmatic considerations.

Emotion Focused Therapy for Avoidant Personality Disorder: Pragmatic Considerations for Working with Experientially Avoidant Clients.