Sentences with phrase «require human society»

But both require human society to think again about what it wants from the land it occupies.

Not exact matches

Federal law does not require paid family and medical leave, and only 18 percent of U.S. businesses offer paid family leave, according to the HR professional organization Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey.

But the extent to which human existence depends upon a natural order of «societies, harmoniously requiring each other» has recently become all the more apparent as the accumulated effects of industry, technology, and population growth have presented major «environmental» problems (see CC).

No individuals who live in civil societies require weapons designed to hunt and kill other human beings... even if the target is a Christian evangelical (but then again).

And even though for Whitehead human social interrelationships are primarily instinctive (owing to the «sympathetic» nature of human experience), nonetheless it requires the repetitive occurrence of inherited social activity to establish a social order stable enough to secure the continued social interaction of individuals, and therein the endurance of society as a whole.

In this way, social cooperation among human beings brings about the cohesion, and therein the unity, required of a society by interrelating the personal experience of individuals in such a way so as to emotionally bond those individuals together.

That responsibility requires a certain human «control,» as we shall argue in the sequal — not control as servile obedience to imposed regulations set by society or even by God, but as useful guidelines to the best ways in which to express this inescapable part of our human existence.

First it requires us to find and describe what Tillich called the «boundary situations,» that is, those points where modern men and women reach the limits of their human existence, where they sense they are alienated from society and other people, or feel a lack of personal meaning, or fear being useless and having no worth.2.

Politics is short - sighted, and any lasting victory for an ethical form of society requires that we nurture and develop theoretical insight into the foundations of human nature and ethics.

Still, though, this would mean picking a date on one side of which I would acknowledge a human being whose helplessness and innocence compels all the protection society can provide, and on the other side of which would be a growth requiring no more attention than the nuisance of a minor medical procedure.

In any event, here is where an authentic theory of natural law proves to be indispensable for Judaism, but only when the social contract theory is abandoned, a task that «requires radical criticism of the key political idea of the Enlightenment,... that human beings can construct their own primary society autonomously.

If our redescriptions of the world of everyday life under the sign of the Resurrection have helped to fuel this desire for goodness and happiness in this life, if they have helped us formulate, with Kant, the notion of a human society understood as a «Kingdom of ends» (in which each human being, including oneself, is treated as an end in him or herself), we find that the effort to realize such hopes requires us to «postulate» realities which we can not «know»: freedom, immortality, God.

A fully «efficient» and «rational» technology will not waste resources or pollute the environment; nor need it require of human beings demanding and unpleasant labor or the sort of regimentation characteristic of so much of contemporary society.

It was a question that required examining our more fundamental views of what human life is for, and what role society plays.

Christian social ethics therefore requires a view of human fulfillment and hope that will support young people in concrete ways in the sexual crisis that has engulfed them and the society of which they are a part.

The Thriving Society: On the Social Conditions of Human Flourishingedited by james r. stoner jr. and harold jamesthe witherspoon institute, 230 pages, $ 25 W hat conditions are required for a modern society to Society: On the Social Conditions of Human Flourishingedited by james r. stoner jr. and harold jamesthe witherspoon institute, 230 pages, $ 25 W hat conditions are required for a modern society to society to thrive?

All this also requires encounter and dialogue with other religions in the region that aim at discovering through their respective heritages, a common ethical ground for the basis of a new society» (Human Rights: a Global Ecumenical Agenda, WCC 1993 p. 44).

But we should grasp the obvious truth that in a society where what is supposed to be good and right is imposed either by some supposed divine fiat or by required conformity to «what the Joneses do,» there is, in fact, no possibility of genuine moral principles involving both human freedom and human accountability.

Teilhard concluded that the mandates of progress and Christian charity would require society to give priority to those who demonstrate a capacity for development rather than to «life's rejects» (Human Energy [Collins, 1969], pp. 132 - 133).

The workings of mythical sacrifice require that in human society people «know not what they do.»

The Cook County ordinance requires suburban pet stores sell animals from government shelters, rescue agencies and human societies or federally licensed breeders with fewer than five reproducing female animals.

Unlike parenting how - to manuals based on behavior modification, the Blueprint for Action is the most comprehensive document ever written on what is required for parents and society to create conditions that foster optimal human development from preconception through early childhood.

«If the law had been brought into force, Kuwait would have been the first country in the world to require the compulsory collection of DNA samples from all citizens,» the European Society of Human Genetics said in a statement.

Keeping atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases below 550 ppm, let alone going back to 350 ppm or below, will not only require a massive shift in human society — from industry to diet — but also, most likely, new technologies, such as capturing CO2 directly from the air.

An antibody engineered to prevent excessive bleeding in patients with severe hemophilia A may be safe and effective, and require fewer injections than existing options, according to a first - in - human study of the treatment published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

Huxley pictured a society of the near future in which technology provides all the material comforts required by human beings.

All sections of society must thrive to converge upon their visions and convictions and find common ground for collective action that can bring about the transformation required to ensure the wellbeing of all on the planet — humans as well as nature.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

Technologically advanced society requires that human reason is enriched with consciousness that allows him to live in harmony with nature and fellow human being.

«Education today must prepare young people to flourish in a society awash with intelligent technology and to enter a job market shaped by rapid technological change, yet there are urgent challenges in the world that require human solutions from future leaders.

I will concede the solutions would need more funding, but the solutions include changing the teaching profession, requiring different expectations at teacher prep programs, reinventing professional development, having a more rigorous human capital department (from hiring to evaluations), more choice, more parent engagement... I also think teaching is not a right, but something you must earn, you should have a society that invests in the teaching profession and teachers investing in it too.

The most commonly cited statistic on the frequency of employment credit checks comes from the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), which finds 47 percent of employers conduct credit checks on some or all job applicants.6 But this statistic, based on a survey of fewer than 400 employers, fails to explain how many employees are actually subjected to credit checks, or the likelihood that a job seeker will be required to consent to one in order to be considered for a job.

The measure, which is now headed for consideration by the full City Council, would require pet retailers to get their puppies, kittens and rabbits from city or county animal shelters, human societies, and nonprofit rescue groups such as the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

Secret societies that protect the human race from monsters are a common plot device in video games, more often than not requiring you to harness superhuman abilities to keep the world safe.

The game is full of thought provoking puzzles and a narrative structure that requires you to think, while also highlighting the negative side of the human society.

By underlining the power of artistic engagement to communicate, on a human scale, the urgency of global climate change, the event hopes to inspire and envision the cultural shift required to build a sustainable society.

«Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course... If not checked, many of our current practices put at serious risk the future we wish for human society... No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished... A great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required if vast human misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be irretrievably mutilated.&rHuman beings and the natural world are on a collision course... If not checked, many of our current practices put at serious risk the future we wish for human society... No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished... A great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required if vast human misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be irretrievably mutilated.&rhuman society... No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished... A great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required if vast human misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be irretrievably mutilated.&rhuman misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be irretrievably mutilated.»

However, meeting long ‐ term climate goals will require large ‐ scale transformations in human societies, from the way that we produce and consume energy to how we use the land surface, that are inconsistent with both longterm and short ‐ term trends.

It has rather sought to manufacture a «consensus» that AGW represents a potential threat to human society and our environment requiring remedial action (see Judith's other thread).

Therefore, to address human responses to arctic change both within Arctic societies, and in the more distant but also critically involved society outside the Arctic, this goal requires strong links with social science.

Moreover, as their task is to understand the impact of climate change on human society, we have argued that this process requires political and subjective precepts which assume a relationship between society and the climate / environment.

Regarding the statement that scientific questions about climate change have been resolved, Bolin observed that «considerably more research is required to fully clarify and interpret what is happening to climate, especially on a regional scale, and how changes will affect human societies over the years to come.»

Regarding the substance of the comment attributed to Mr. Wirth, namely that scientific questions about climate change have been resolved, considerably more research is required to fully clarify and interpret what is happening to climate, especially on a regional scale, and how changes will affect human societies over the years to come.

Here is Judy: «IMO, AGU's statement is one of the worst I've seen from a professional society on this topic, in particular its title «Human - induced climate change requires urgent action.»

«Effective execution of Agenda 21 will require a profound reorientation of all human society, unlike anything the world has ever experienced a major shift in the priorities of both governments and individuals and an unprecedented redeployment of human and financial resources.

Rule 2.1 - 1 of the Law Society's Rules of Professional Conduct requires a lawyer «to carry on the practice of law and discharge all responsibilities to clients, tribunals, the public and other members of the profession honourably and with integrity» and Commentary 4.1 to that Rule imposes «special responsibility to recognize the diversity of the Ontario community, to protect the dignity of individuals, and to respect human rights laws in force in Ontario.

«The Court has affirmed that the evidence required to prove discrimination must not be so great as to exclude those in our society who are most vulnerable and economically disadvantaged from bringing forward important human rights claims.

Society's interest in protecting the sanctity of human life, while recognizing this does not require life to be preserved at all costs

When AI becomes truly autonomous and begins interacting autonomously with humans, it will require legal personhood and human oversight into order to integrate effectively with society at large.

Moreover, this could also be an appropriate test case for the Supreme Court to clarify that the principles set out in National Bank of Canada v. RCIU (the case cited by the hyperbolic Bruce Pardy) do not apply to lawyers, either in their personal or professional capacities, and that Lavigne and Green together stand for the principle that not only is there no right «not to associate» in Canadian law, there is also no right «not to speak» when it comes to lawyers, contrary to the misapprehension of those who are shocked and amazed that the Law Society can require them to adopt a «Statement of Principles» that will, as the supporting legal opinion points out, make their «generic human rights obligations» more «personal... tangible... and readily accessible.»