Sentences with phrase «pragmatic value of»

Your question is biased, the actual question should be: what is the pragmatic value of forbidding nudity?

But science can leave its metaphysics implicit and retire behind our belief in the pragmatic value of its general descriptions.

For the perfected actuality passes back into the temporal world, and qualifies this world so that each temporal actuality includes it as an immediate fact of relevant experience» (351) 3 Some interpreters refer also to Whitehead's reference to the «superjective nature» of God in Process and Reality: «The «superjective» nature of God is the character of the pragmatic value of his specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity in the various temporal instances» (88).4 In this case, however, the actual warrant lies again on page 351, as it is under the light of that particular passage that the «superjective character» on page 88 is interpreted as a reference to the objectification of the consequent nature.

«The «superjective» nature of God is the character of the pragmatic value of his specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity in the various temporal instances» (PR 135).

Another way of arriving at the same conclusion is to note that Whitehead explicitly identifies the superjective nature as «the pragmatic value of his specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity in the various temporal instances» (PR 135).

There is still, however, the same threefold character: (i) The «primordial nature» of God is the concrescence of a unity of conceptual feelings... (ii) The «consequent nature» of God is the physical prehension by God of the actualities of the evolving universe... (iii) The «superjective» nature10 of God is the character of the pragmatic value of his specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity in the various temporal instances.

(i) it has the character «given» for it by the past; (ii) it has the subjective character aimed at in its process of concrescence; (iii) it has the superjective character, which is the pragmatic value of its specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity.

which is his «particular providence for particular occasions» (PR 532); the» «superjective» nature of God is the character of the pragmatic value of his specific satisfaction qualifying the transcendent creativity in the various temporal instances» (PR 135).

Not exact matches

«When I decided to start a business with my current business partner, it was a pragmatic calculation about what value each of us brought to the table,» explains Cole Zucker, co-founder and CEO of Green Creative.

The choices Google made with the design of Pixel Buds speak to Google's emerging values when it comes to its hardware products: be pragmatic and lean on Google's core technologies whenever possible.

Both the findings from the poll and a series of anecdotal interviews conducted with Vancouver - area youth alongside the survey reveal that younger millennials in particular take a very pragmatic approach to engaging Asia, which may mean taking a step back from the values - driven foreign policy of previous eras and toward a recognition of the practical economic necessity of trading with countries such as China.

Next, the soul gives us real intelligence — the ability to know the truth and value of things absolutely rather than just in terms of their pragmatic use for ourselves.

Its justification from the point of view of the human spirit includes but transcends pragmatic social values.

It is important to realize, however, that this pragmatic justification of CE underwrites only its general reliability at best and by no means guarantees its universal infallibility Even if generally reliable because of its survival value, it is quite possible that on a particular occasion an experience of CE via «withness of the body» might be misleading, illusive, or even delusive.14

The draft supports these values not just by pragmatic calculations but by a kind of «spiritual vision,» conceived broadly enough to elicit support from many different religious traditions.

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.

Our day - to - day pragmatic so - called «value - neutral» decisions are ranked in importance by the practical needs of such a world.

4:12)» «Affective comparison are those in which we feel or value, the effect to impression of one thing is compared with that of another» while in pragmatic comparison we compare the activity or result of one thing with that of another.

This meant that it was given meanings and placed in relation with other elements of experience according to principles of association and interpretation spontaneously generated in the unconscious life independently of pragmatic value.

And third, we intend to evaluate the pragmatic value, in terms of the task of ministry, of Kaplan's idea of God and that of process theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.

And would not the accompanying cultural values of that scientific society — pragmatic openness; tolerance; freedom of inquiry, of belief and of decision; the democratic process; and self - control — also increase?

One of these is the pragmatic model of truth, according to which the truth of something is assessed in terms of its functional value or its usefulness.

Humane liberal arts and practical approaches might be in competition, with the pragmatic gaining ground, yet most American educators agreed that there ought to be an integrative consensus of democratic values.

Their pragmatic arguments for the long - term value of species will be weighted against pragmatic arguments for the immediate needs of some human beings.

However, when conservationists try to oppose polluters and developers solely with pragmatic arguments about the value to human welfare of, for example, gene pools in rain forests, they have been maneuvered into fighting on the same ground as their opponents.

But instead of seeing there the expression of its suprarational character, irreducible to this rational proposition, that is to say, the appearance of a fact truly revealed, he sees there only the expression of an imperfect construction, which will demand further reductions and which has none but a pragmatic value.

If nature could indeed suffer, then our headlong, pragmatic exploitation of the natural order might not be value - neutral.

Directly opposed to this view is the pragmatic theory which regards theoretical activity as an affair of rationalizations, essentially irrelevant to practice; practice is valued both for its own sake and as more directly contributory than thought can be to the welfare of men and the glory of God.

Gradually, the NDC is abandoning its core ideological value and becoming a pragmatic coalition of interest group just like the NPP.

While I agree with your overall point that there is a value of differentiating arguments of principle and ultimate values from political strategy and tactics about how to make change happen, I am somewhat sceptical of the implication that a significant problem has been that modern political philosophy has been too pragmatic or applied.

The blog recognizes the importance of the LDS church and religious values in romantic relationships and endeavors to cover weighty topics with pragmatic sincerity.

Mace, a military engineer, is driven, pragmatic, and places great value in personal responsibility even as he struggles with the vast length of the mission.

It will recognise those who go the extra mile, whether that is schools who have used good health and safety practice to help provide opportunities for their pupils to participate in activities that might otherwise have been denied them, schools who have used good pragmatic health and safety practice to solve an issue, or schools who have championed the value of good health and safety to better prepare their pupils for their future in the world of work.

Identifiers 3, 4, 5, and 8, when given a +2 weight, indicate a pragmatic vision for a portable solution and, when coupled with Initial Values of 1 and 2, indicate that the school is ready for a limited solution whose accountability is measurable: laptops for writing tasks and handhelds in the science classroom (extensions to the TI 83 for example).

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacValue Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacvalue - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teachers.

We took a similar pragmatic approach in our guide, not judging the theoretical value of a particular model, but rather examining its outcome based on existing evidence.

He is also a very pragmatic, yet creative marketer who knows the true value of making money online.

Price was an eclectic and pragmatic politician whose ideological position was often obscured under a cloak of religious values and quotations.

True Value gathers materials, objects and tools removed from their original context and relocated in an art environment, deploying a framework to formulate a poetic and pragmatic space around objects of trade and human relationships those economic and labour exchanges create.

If they're looking for an artist from Asia to be part of their programme, it's not solely done from a pragmatic perspective; people are looking for artists that truly fit into their programme and reflect the values of that gallery.

By confronting the traditional concept of painting with pragmatic values and suggesting a playful usage of the artwork, he also undermines ideas of the untouchable exclusivity of art.

But, according to Nisbet, he can be faulted for offering «arguments for action on climate change that evoke a vision of the future that reflects his own values and priorities, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem and to align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.»

The core of the issue that I worry most about, as do others, is that arguments for action on climate change that evoke only one particular vision of the future will reflect only the priorities and values of certain parties, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem of climate change and align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.

On aggregate, drilling rig companies appear to have a pragmatic highly sensitive response to the relative value of drilling for natural gas versus oil.

It was recognized that a number of missions planned in Europe will be of great value for climate analysis and that there is an acute need for better international collaboration and awareness spanning the full spectrum of activities from high - level data access agreements to pragmatic documentation exchange.

However the world is in thrall to the «just in time» mentality of financial wunderkinds who do not value those «old fashioned» concepts, looking instead at the pragmatic usability of everything, seeing a book that lives on a shelf and is only taken off once a year, or once a decade, as an unnecessary encumbrance, not earning its space in a world where everything has to be costed, to be accountable for its existence.

Sources describe the firm as a «well - respected, big firm» that is «always dealing with international clients and high value matters», and identify the firm's strengths as «pragmatic advice focused on practical solutions as well as the technical detail», and «a collaborative approach with advisers and clear definition of roles.»

I would hope and have every reason to believe, that this would signal the beginning of a true dialogue with the courts, where the resulting policies would, I suspect, reflect a traditionally pragmatic and uniquely Canadian mix of liberal and non-liberal values.

He added that the following values were all to be appreciated and brought into a pragmatic balance: that an efficient and cost - effective and relatively informal type of alternative dispute resolution should not be stifled by the imposition of legal doctrine; that the opportunity for the development of new ideas fitting to financial service industries operating in consumer markets should be appreciated for the benefits they could bring; that on the other hand transparency, consistency and accessibility as to the principles which informed the ombudsman's determinations remained virtues in the new setting; and that publicity as to those principles and those determinations could assist in that regard.

Clients value Stephenie's pragmatic approach and consideration of their commercial needs and strategic aims.