Sentences with phrase «social creatures in»

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So, it can be someone who notices that over time their social relationships are degrading because they don't have a consistent, face - to - face contact with people and that's especially problematic for kids who need time in that real face - to - face social world because that's where they develop all the competencies of being a social creature.

Michelle said, «There was this myth that we would all be working from home — telecommuting by ourselves in our home offices — but we are social creatures.

Humans are social creatures; just look at the massive impact and expansion of social media in the past decade as proof.

We are social creatures and interpersonal relationships play a central part in the human experience.

Man is essentially a social creature, and it is due in no small measure to this, that human civilization has evolved, and man has reached the point where he is today.

When evolution produces an intelligent social being on the order of homo sapiens, it thereby brings into existence a creature equipped with the intellectual resources to enter into the realm of communication process in a way that enables it to transcend the historical concreteness of its particular spatiotemporal context of existence.

I believe it is determined by society, and that societies tend to develop similar beliefs on what is right and wrong because humans are social creatures, pretty much incapable of surviving on their own in the wilderness (we are useless predators when unarmed).

We are being made for fulfillment in God, but we are also creatures who seek fulfillment in community with other human beings; we are social, not individual, in makeup.

There is now emerging a reconciliation of the emphasis on individual freedom and the fact of the involvement of every creature in social structures.

In An American Childhood (1987), Dillard explores primarily her own life, and the social and historical world she recollects is largely free of nature's tooth and claw; fewer creatures sputter into flame.

Nonetheless, in a sort of «I - recognize - it - when - I - see - it» way, it is at the root of what it means for us to be creatures formed in the image of God, and it is a critical theme in the Catholic social teaching that forms the (largely) implicit backdrop to Reno's book.

But if man is a social creature there is nothing curious or invalid about the doctrine that I can unselfishly enjoy my neighbor's good.14 The logic of this problem and the solution I am urging has been set forth with a clarity equal to Nygren's in Charles Hartshorne's Man's Vision of God.

John Gay in his Beggar's Opera notes that «A covetous fellow, like a jackdaw, steals what he was never made to enjoy, for the sake of hiding it» Ancient Greek authors tell how a jackdaw, being a social creature, may be caught with a dish of oil which it falls into while looking at its own reflection.

Even as God's work as Creator is in the deeper interest of every creature in a cosmic order that frees it to realize its own interests as fully as possible in solidarity with all its fellow creatures, so right actions toward others and, even more so, right structures of social and cultural order are byway of realizing the same deeper interest, thereby carrying forward God's own work of creation.

Thus we now recognize not only that we have the power in principle to transform these structures so that they more nearly allow for the realization of all relevant interests but also that it is in the deeper interest of all creatures that there be a social and cultural order that frees each of them to realize its interests as fully as possible in solidarity with all the others.

There Mill argues that the primary source of utilitarianism's strength as a guide to action (its «ultimate sanction») is to be found in «the social feelings of mankind — the desire to be in unity with our fellow creatures» (U 40).

God is social, too, in that he shares with others who are his creatures; he is intimately related with them, rejoicing in their happiness and suffering with them in their anguish.

That is viewed as the primary violation against this crazy being who prefers his creatures to walk in nekkidness and total ignorance of anything like social mores.

Yet, because humans are social creatures, we shall continue to value opportunities for fellowship and interpersonal activities, whether in sport, culture or spirituality.

God created us to be social creatures, not only in our family and friendships but in our worship as well.

Marsupial slaughter... 3 million of these sentient, highly social and intelligent creatures are killed commercially in this country each year.

And so here we are, no longer simply a magazine but a hydra - like creature in near - constant engagement with various audiences via YouTube, social media, etc., participating in the 24 - hour news cycle when it comes to a new Frappucino flavor or the acquisition of Whole Foods.

We are co-operative peace loving creatures when we don't perceive threats to our social status, to our place in the group, or to our personal value.

Research now shows that humans are such intensely social creatures that social ostracism lights up physical pain pathways in the brain; it can be more damaging than even physical abuse.

«Babies are hardwired to be social creatures,» clinical psychologist Alison Steier said in an interview with Parents magazine.

Remember, at our core, we are social creatures who thrive the most when we are in positive relationship with the people around us.

While some cats are solitary creatures, others love to be social, and you can position this condo in any direction for single or multiple critters.

I hope to publish my findings of the social interactions and mating habits of these fascinating creatures in the near future (if the noted sociologist Jeff Foxworthy doesn't beat me to the punch).

Jones, a biologist at the University of Tasmania, was trying to decipher the social structure of the island's iconic creature, the largest meat - eating marsupial in existence.

«Humans are profoundly social creatures and much of humans» success results from our ability to work together in complex communities — this would be hard to do if we were not able to rapidly empathize with each other and predict one another's thoughts, feelings and motivations,» authors write.

«Humans are profoundly social creatures and much of humans» success results from our ability to work together in complex communities — this would be hard to do if we were not able to rapidly empathize with each other and predict one another's thoughts, feelings and motivations.»

As perhaps with any social creature, Fischer points out that higher social competence and the ability to conform to social hierarchies may well stand the cichlids in good stead in later life:

With their unusually large brains relative to their body size and advanced cognition, parrots live in a complex social environment — not merely in a large population of cooperating creatures, such as bees or ants, but in a dynamic setting of alliances and competitors.

Research published in the June special issue of SAGE journal, Social Science Information (SSI), delves deeper into our relationship with other creatures, critically examining our own animal nature, and looking at how animals profoundly influence our culture — perhaps more so than we had initially thought.

The case for the spiders» inclusion in the category of near - social creatures rests in part on their communal life in the web.

Given that cockroaches are social creatures that live in groups, the Hokkaido University researchers believed that there had to be factors other than male - absent conditions.

We humans are intensely social creatures and and an ability to understand others» social cues is critical to our success and happiness in * all * situations — dating, at work, with extended family and children, etc etc etc..

There's no question that more and more of us are spending huge portions of our time online and being the social creatures that we are, we naturally develop online relationships in much the same way as we would offline.

In Sergei Loznitsa's weighty social comment «A Gentle Creature,» a woman in the Russian countryside quietly sets out to deliver a care package to her (presumably wrongfully) imprisoned husband and encounters such heavy obstacles that would play as satire if they weren't so dramatiIn Sergei Loznitsa's weighty social comment «A Gentle Creature,» a woman in the Russian countryside quietly sets out to deliver a care package to her (presumably wrongfully) imprisoned husband and encounters such heavy obstacles that would play as satire if they weren't so dramatiin the Russian countryside quietly sets out to deliver a care package to her (presumably wrongfully) imprisoned husband and encounters such heavy obstacles that would play as satire if they weren't so dramatic.

Showalter (also starring as CPA Elliot Sherman) plays the titular schlub, the «Baxter» being a creature of extreme nerdy social incompetence most often glimpsed in frown and tux in the retreating background of Dustin Hoffman rescuing Katharine Ross from the altar.

Newt's earnestness and genuine admiration for the diverse creatures housed in his little brown suitcase more than make up for his lack of social skills.

HOLLYWOOD — «The Shape of Water,» a Cold War fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a humanoid sea creature, won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 90th Academy Awards, a ceremony laced with social and political statements, particularly on the issues of diverse representation and sexual assault in the film industry.

On the back of game - changing developments in social learning, a new creature has emerged...

As social creatures, this chemical is essential in generating feelings of trust and empathy between members of the tribe.

He was a handsome man, with a broad brow and piercing dark eyes, and he was a social creature, stylishly dressed and coiffed and noticeable on the D.C. cocktail circuit, where he could be seen in the company of many of the president's closest advisers.

Since a person is a social creature, he is influenced by feelings and beliefs that dominate in the society at the time he lives.

Tweens are obsessively social creatures and may crave a fleeting boost in status by owning a smartphone.

However, as male cheetahs are known to be social creatures who form alliances in their natural habitat, the MRZ knew that they had to source for a furry BFF for Kumbali.

Perhaps it's due to dogs» larger brain size, which, according to a study by Oxford University, is necessary in more social creatures and allows them to be better at solving problems and engaging with people.

«Ferrets are social creatures who enjoy visiting with people, so let them roam frequently in a secure area outside of their cages.