Sentences with phrase «social heredity»

And so in Christianity we again come upon that mysterious law of additivity and social heredity which in every field governs the processes of Life; while at the same time the fundamental role of education is again manifest, as the human instrument of divine instruction.

Not exact matches

Most people were prone to perceive multiple influences and causes, including supernatural intervention, social and cultural forces, the functioning of heredity and will power, economic conditions, and luck.

In that universe of discourse, belief in God spells trust in life and man, as capable of transcending the potentialities of evil that inhere in his animal heredity, in his social heritage, and in the conditions of his environment.

It utilizes symbols, myths, poetry, and drama to convey trust in life and in humanity's ability to overcome the potentialities for evil inherent in heredity, environment, and social conditions.

For Man, by the act of «noospherically» concentrating himself upon himself, not only becomes reflectively aware of the ontological current on which he is borne, but also gains control of certain of the springs of energy which dictate this advance: above all, collective springs, in so far as he consciously realizes the value, biological efficiency and creative nature of social organization; but also individual springs m as much as, through the collective work of science, he feels himself to be on the verge of acquiring the power of physicochemical control of the operations of heredity and morphogenesis in the depths of his own being.

Blood, heredity, and even DNA, became salient elements of the debate — pitted against the qualities and achievements of the person, his or her social integration, active participation in and contribution to the Greek scheme of life.

For some time, the well - known book The Bell Curve has propagated ideas that heredity dictates intelligence, schools can't develop students» intelligence, and the social classes are growing further apart, Nisbett said.

Weaving science, social history, and personal narrative to tell us the story of one of the most important conceptual breakthroughs of modern times, Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.

Thus, as a simple rule of thumb, if you are in poor health or heredity is against you and so you don't anticipate living a long time after retirement, start your Social Security benefits early.