Sentences with phrase «reflection on the evolution»

His works represent an existential reflection on the evolution of gay sexuality in the social sphere.

David Rothenberg's engaging reflection on evolution and aesthetics, «Survival of the Beautiful,» came to mind as this amazing photograph, taken in Dubai by Peter Roosenschoon, a conservation officer at the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, circulated on Twitter (thanks to Ziya Tong, a host of Daily Planet, a Discovery program in Canada).

In fact, as a Detroit native, it is his reflections on the evolution of the city; its over reliance on the motor industry, and the need to now reinvent itself that make this interview so fascinating.

Not exact matches

«The term can refer to theological accounts of the world as God's creation; or to philosophical reflection on the categories of space and time; or to observational and theoretical study of the structure and evolution of the physical universe; or, finally, to «world views»: unified imaginative perceptions of how the world seems and where we stand in it» (Tracy and Lash, vii).

From a mere reflection on the notion of evolution, it is not easy to see the contradiction in the notion of a self - transcendent and self - sufficient universe.

I maintained that, contrary to the commonly expressed or tacitly accepted view, the era of active evolution did not end with the appearance of the human zoological type: for by virtue of his acquirement of the gift of individual reflection Man displays the extraordinary quality of being able to totalize himself collectively upon himself, thus extending on a planetary scale the fundamental vital process which causes matter, under Certain conditions, to organize itself in elements which are ever more complex physically, and psychologically ever more centrated.

Also see The Liberation of Life (LL)(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981); Richard H. Oberman, Evolution and the Christian Doctrine of Creation (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1967); and a series of wonderful essays edited by Ian Barbour, Earth Might be Fair: Reflections on Ethics, Religion, and Ecology (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Holloway's reflections on the notion of the «relative substance» make precisely the same point: material things are not self - sufficient entities, complete in themselves; they have an intrinsic limitation, inherent in them because they are a moment in the history of evolution from which they receive their place and purpose.

The theory of differing breadths of duration, capable of extending over each other, and the notion of matter «which results from it, are further developed in Creative Evolution through reflections on thermodynamics.

I hope that this period for reflection should allow mature debate about how we get these reforms right and that it should be possible for me to speak out and say what I think should happen — evolution not revolution — and in that way I think the Government can get itself off the hook that it's on at the moment.

Author of books: Atmospheres of Mars and Venus (1961, nonfiction) Planets (1966, nonfiction, with Jonathan Norton Leonard) Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966, nonfiction, with Iosif S. Shklovskii) Planetary Exploration (1970, nonfiction) Planetary Atmospheres (1971, nonfiction, with Tobias C. Owen and Harlan J. Smith) U.F.O.'s: A Scientific Debate (1972, with Thornton Page) The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective (1973, nonfiction) Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1973, nonfiction) The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence (1977, nonfiction) Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record (1978, nonfiction) Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science (1979, nonfiction) Cosmos (1980, nonfiction) Comet (1985, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Contact (1985, novel) Nuclear Winter (1985, nonfiction) A Path where No Man Thought: Nuclear Winter and the End of the Arms Race (1990, nonfiction, with Richard P. Turco) The Demon - Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1996, essays) Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are (1992, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994, essays) Billions and Billions (1996, essays) The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God (2006, nonfiction, posthumous, with Ann Druyan)

And Other Reflections on Being Human,» psychologist Jesse Bering Ph.D. makes an elegant case that the evolution of the penis head evolved as a way to combat the fact that as a species we humans tend to have a lot polygamy or at least a system of «perceived monogamy.»

KNIGHT OF CUPS does not exist to tell or story or explain a character's evolution into a slightly changed person, rather it is a visual reflection on a man's existence in Los Angeles and along a bunch of beaches.»

University of California — Berkeley Professor P. David Pearson — noted reading researcher — presented «Theory and Practice in Reading Comprehension: Reflections on a Half Century of Work,» an exploration of his career and the evolution of reading education in the light of policy changes, including the introduction and implementation of Common Core Standards.

Arecibo is visual homage to the original message and a reflection on the birth of humanity, our growth and evolution.

Joan Semmel's recent self - portraits evoke reflections on the aging process; these works feature the artist's body, fragmented and in - motion, and explore evolution of the female body.

Here's the summary of «Toward green mobility — the evolution of transport,» which originally appeared in the European Review a decade ago and is online at Rockefeller's Web site (it's still a worthwhile read, as a reflection on what drives us to be mobile, and a vision of what might lie ahead):

JG: The basis for the predictions of Kurzweil and others are often based on projections of exponential technological evolution, one reflection being Moore's Law.

I'm definitely in the «reflection» category today — thinking back on the eight LTNYs I've attended over the last ten years and tracing the evolution of the show and the industry through each year's hot topics — from form of production (remember the imaging vs native file debate!?)

Through years of clinical practice I am able to offer you reflection, knowledge and hope, shining a light on your strengths and helping you to move through emotional barriers that stymy your growth and personal evolution.