Sentences with phrase «pragmatism makes»

Liebson said after «doing her research,» she concluded that Clinton's policies aligned most closely with her own beliefs, and her pragmatism makes Clinton a more attractive candidate than her primary opponent, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont.

Out pragmatism makes us always either modernists or fundamentalists in our method.

As Schama notes, Rembrandt's move from Leiden to Amsterdam took him from a bastion of Reformed conservatism to a polyglot capital in which the Remonstrants dominated politics and mercantile pragmatism made it sensible to tolerate anyone who offered a good deal, whether Mennonite, Jew, millenarian or Calvinist — anyone, that is, except Roman Catholics, who were required to practice their faith in clandestine sanctuaries disguised within private homes.

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It is important, to pick up the point he made about pragmatism, that we adopt a practical, pragmatic approach to the future, ensuring that we have the relationship we want with the European Union that will be good for the United Kingdom, but also good for the EU27.

Where America was once pragmatic — and gloriously so, in that the «can - do» mentality of Americans was part of what made the country great — that pragmatism has become tied to psychological needs.

Left on our own, we are, in most ordinary matters, neither heroically righteous nor heroically evil nor even heroically ambiguous; we simply drift — from at least a theoretical belief in God's overriding sovereignty in our lives, to a working pragmatism which simply assumes that the little decisions are ours to make.

As William James was fond of saying, «There can be no difference anywhere that doesn't make a difference elsewhere — no difference in abstract truth that doesn't express itself in a difference in concrete fact and in conduct consequent upon that fact» (Pragmatism, pp. 49f).

He calls it the principle of pragmatism, and he defends it somewhat as follows (In an article, How to make our Ideas Clear, in the Popular Science Monthly for January, 1878, vol.

The notion that politicians must not permit their religious sensibilities to affect political decision - making has reduced political dialogue to a seminar on pragmatism.

Both Marxism and pragmatism, along with more recent analytic philosophies of action, help to make sure that the other moment of action or praxis in the self's essential structure will be brought out no less effectively than the moment of existence or self - understanding on which existentialist philosophy so sharply focuses.

So far so good; pragmatism has made a similar point.

Though I admire your pragmatism, your exuberance has made you a bit close minded and ignorant.

He did not want Absolute pragmatism to lapse into the usual caricature of idealism, which made ideas into nothing more than objects of idle contemplation; ideas always contain, at their core, an intention to act.

Is God to be made a mockery by those who tend to instill anti-leveraged pragmatisms?

(By attending to the characteristics of just one phase, and generalizing it, one can get a logical empiricism based on science, an existentialism based on present decision - making, or a pragmatism based on past and present as tools for shaping the future.)

Whether Wenger needs to go or not, pragmatism is the most important thing in sport: making the best out of your situation.

But Barcelona has been successful because they marry the idealism of their «tiki taka» to the pragmatism of acquiring the players they need to make it work.

His cosmopolitan, free - flowing approach to the game is what made me a soccer fan, even if I didn't realize it at the time, and even if I'd trade it now for the petty pragmatism of a Mourinho if results improved.

They may all be signings made with the short term in view, but the fact that they all have Championship pedigree and experience suggests a refreshing pragmatism.

To make this club successful again will require a degree of sacrifice, a lot of hard work and a certain amount of pragmatism.

And he was not averse to pragmatism: Arteta's first season he moved him to a Pirlo-esque pivote role and using Song to make through passes he got us playing a simpler brand of football that used RVP's strength to get us a series of 2 - 0 and 2 - 1 and 1 - 0 towards CL football.

1.30 pm ToryDiary: «Today's vote certainly points to a welcome degree of pragmatism among many of the delegates (memorably, one of the rebel speakers actually criticised the idea that policies should be pragmatic) but it is not final proof that the Lib Dems are willing to make all of the tough decisions involved in being in government.»

A look at the decisions Obama has made since becoming the nominee — opting out of public financing, reversing course on the domestic surveillance bill, etc. — suggests a real strain of pragmatism in his thinking that further bolsters the «steady hand» argument when it comes to his vice presidential selection.

So finally, even if in his Einsteinian pragmatism God could only be accurately described as the Old One, surely there was a faith in that image, perhaps an agnostic's faith, that made it presumptuous for any human being to come to any conclusion about the goodness or incomprehensible amorality of God's universe or the souls it contained until we at least learned the laws that governed it.

That's the clinical pragmatism that I use, and it's kind of what Gary espouses, though he tries to use hard science to make his point.

Abra's decision is made from knowledge of good and evil, natch: the good of Cal's pragmatism versus the evil of Aron's / Adam's nostalgia.

To make it, the people of Alexandria will need to catch up with our survivors» hardness while many of Rick's people will need to take a step back from the violence and pragmatism they've needed to embrace.

And while he finds an unexpected idealism buried under layers of marketing pragmatism, the challenge is often to make the decision - makers see that while the topics they're dealing in are of epic, life - or - death, historic importance, sometimes the only way to gain majority attention is with a catchy jingle.

The movie ultimately merges them in a way that makes sense, combining sincerity and pessimism into a sort of sacrificial pragmatism.

One of the challenges facing school leaders right now is striking the right balance between pragmatism to make sure that every class has a teacher, and ensuring the bar continues to be set as a high as it should be in terms of teaching quality.»

Lake also recently coauthored a terrific report (note the pragmatism baked into the title) called Making School Choice Work.

Why it matters Roomba could make it clear that Mini is prioritizing pragmatism over emotion.

What it lacks in finesse it more than makes up for with pragmatism, and ultimately buyers will appreciate its daily driver practicality than an inability to shave two seconds off their lap time.

Kelly's poker - faced pragmatism can make him seem the quintessential homeboy, as American as mom, apple pie, and Jasper Johns.

There is perversity as well as pragmatism in the ways Deacon goes about making things.

In aiming to combine vanity with pragmatism, Aujla uses materials that are made for utilitarian function but which also have aesthetic value.

In Pragmatism, the first of Nesbit's Pre-Occupations series of essay compilations, Nesbit outlines the questions modern art historians address to make sense of the changes in art and life during the early 20th century.

The Pragmatism in the History of Art traces the questions that modern art history has used to make sense of the changes overtaking both art and life.

«Such pragmatism requires us to recognize that people are a fundamental part of all ecosystems that make up Planet Earth, including the sea,» he writes.

Your experience, pragmatism, and charisma really made me feel good to have your representation.»

Lord Steyn expressed the view in McCann that «pragmatism dictates that the task of magistrates should be made more straightforward by ruling that they must in all cases under section 1 apply the criminal standard».

The pragmatism of his advice and the speed with which he dispenses it make him an incredibly cost - effective option.»

Wyn has been described as being calm, focused and wise and outstanding — a towering intellect coupled with pragmatism, empathy and common sense make an exceptional combination.

Pragmatism in the fast moving world of technology is either the smartest move Microsoft can make, or the worst.

Lizzi Hart of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau says a better approach is «Try and find a job that you enjoy» — what it loses in poetry, it makes up in pragmatism.