Sentences with phrase «pure human interests»

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Both sides use economic theory to try and predict the various benefits, and frankly, I tend to look at all economic predictions with a very skeptical eye because it is almost always blinded by political or self interest, or tries to argue «pure» economics that looks real good on paper, but doesn't take into account that humans rarely act completely in their actual best interest since emotions, ignorance, etc all get in the way.

Human life is short, and the world is big and incredibly interesting, so I always try to see as much as possible in every place I go (update: I used to do it, but in 2016 I finally discovered the way of slow travel and I'm very happy about it), but spending almost whole day in Norsk Folkemuseum was definitely a pure pleasure (I have similar feelings about Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam ♥).

Driven by an interest and insight into «the way that the world is constituted», as well as what he describes as «the pure joy of seeing», Gursky makes photographs that are not just depictions of places or situations, but reflections on the nature of image - making and the limits of human perception.

British artist Jenny Saville paints the figure in massive scale, combined with an overt, never - ending interest in the pure rendering of human flesh.

Like her husband, the Abstract Expressionist painter Willem de Kooning, Elaine de Kooning was interested in abstracting the human form through gestural mark - making with black lines and the direct application of pure, unmixed paint colors juxtaposed, rather than blended, on the surface.

From pure human self - interest we should value maintaining a rich diversity of species just so we can use what we learn from them to help ourselves.

Though Carrie did not think of herself as the «teacher - type,» she did agree to an interview, and over her interviews, grew more and more interested in leaving pure sales and moving into the «human capital» field.

Not too long ago, I introduced Integrated Sciences as a subject, which placed special focus on human and pure biology for students interested in both areas, along with core concepts of chemistry and physics.