Sentences with phrase «standard polemics»

The standard polemics against capitalism, imperialism, racism, militarism, and whatever are now marginally recast in terms of the supposed threat such evils pose to Our Planet» or, as it is now said, «The Earth Community.»

It is well - reasoned and provides excellent arguments to use against all the standard polemics of those who want to drive religion down your throat.

Not exact matches

Whether violence was widespread or not, accusations of violence were a standard feature of Christian polemics against rival Christian groups.

These standard, and by now wearisomely clichéd, polemics recall nearly every hoary rhetorical trope of the Puritans.

Albert Shanker, in his numerous polemics about standards and international comparisons, avoids any consideration of it.

This is a question that has become especially important last week when Fordham's Kathleen Porter - Magee took aim at textbook publisher Heinemann and a team led by writing curricula player Lucy Calkins for publishing a new polemic that attempts an «ideological co-opting» of the standards and tries to defend the publisher's «existing — and poorly aligned — materials».

Working with local groups in the global south to design standards for improving forest and farm management, and with producers and companies at all points in the value chain to implement those standards, we've moved beyond polemics.

Novelists» polemics tend to be over the top (cf. LeCarre, Vidal, Mailer...); hardly seems worth rebutting reasoning that owes more to narrative structure than to standards of evidence or logic.