Sentences with phrase «terms of a sense of self»

Attitude: Portraits by Mary Ellen Mark, 1964 — 2015 is curated by Melissa Harris, editor - at - large, Aperture Foundation, who notes, «In choosing the images from among many of her key series, I was defining attitude in terms of a sense of self, a kind of awareness and confidence, self - possession.»

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In any case, I wish to make clear that both terms are used here in a broader sense, such that the liberal view of interest (or self - interest, or happiness) is simply one of the alternatives.2 In speaking of a private view of self - interest, I mean that human community is thought to be solely instrumental to, i.e., not constitutive of, happiness.

For example, there are persons to whom it is wholly self - evident that sense data are the ultimate givens in terms of which all thought develops and who are equally convinced that the only acceptable explanation of the way things happen follows mechanical models.

The intuition that I, with my conscious experience, am an actual individual with the power of self - determination, to make decisions and to cause my body to do my bidding, is reconciled with the equally strong sense that my body is real, and that it exerts powerful causation upon me, in terms of the speculative hypothesis that all actual occasions are occasions of experience, so that interaction of body and mind is not the unintelligible interaction of unlikes (the unintelligibility of which has led philosophers to deny the distinct actuality either of the mind or of the body).

Even though the term «autonomy» is usually taken in its Kantian sense (where moral law is self - legislation), the foundational autonomy of which I am now speaking is far more radical.

A substantial portion of Principles of Psychology was devoted to «The Consciousness of the Self»; but James attached this term «self» to diverse forms of consciousness, each resting upon some discrete source such as experience, sense, emotion, imagination, or belSelf»; but James attached this term «self» to diverse forms of consciousness, each resting upon some discrete source such as experience, sense, emotion, imagination, or belself» to diverse forms of consciousness, each resting upon some discrete source such as experience, sense, emotion, imagination, or belief.

The situation is similar with respect to my treatment of «mythical,» «reflective,» «rational,» «reason,» «will,» «responsibility,» «the sense of ought,» «self - transcendence,» «spirit,» and many other terms.

Yet a fourth difficulty — actually, a complex of difficulties — in Hartshorne's theory has to do with his using certain terms that he classifies as analogical expressly in senses that render any such classification self - contradictory.

Consciousness is the stuff that is instantiated by minds, while bodies, or physical things, instantiate spatially extended stuff, thereby being wholly devoid of experience and spontaneity (in the sense of final causation, self - determination in terms of ends).

On that supposition, my main point is that the use (however longstanding) of the term remedium concupiscentiae to signify an end of marriage has had a profoundly negative effect on married life, inasmuch as it suggests that lust is «remedied» or at least «legitimised» by marriage; in the sense either of automatically disappearing once one marries, or else of no longer being a self - centeredelement hostile to the growth of married love.

Human evil is in some sense a rejection of life, that is, a rejection of what makes us truly human beings.31 To be human is to search for the terms on which the self can be itself in relation to every other self.

In terms of such process thinking (about which I have written in Process Thought and Christian Faith, Macmillan, 1968), God is not thought to be simply the absolute, self - existent, unconditioned reality; there is a sense in which these terms are applicable as adverbs qualifying God's essential nature — but that essential nature is God's concrete love, his unfailing relationship with the world, his self - giving and willingness to receive from that world, his openness to «affects» from the world and from what goes on in it.

Bultmann the philosopher argues, jumps directly from the kerygma stated in the barest terms, «that God has drawn near to us in Christ,» to faith understood equally starkly as the surrender of my self - will that I may stand radically before God.22 This leap ignores the question of how the actual language of the Bible — in its various literary forms — conveys content, sense, meaning, to

Jürgen Moltmann has pointed out that one amazing ramification of Christianity's peculiar doctrine of the Trinity is the way it transcends the patriarchalism implicit in Jewish monotheism as well as the matriarchalism implicit in pagan pantheism.49 Using sexual terms in a metasexual rather than a literal, genital, and bodily sense, the feminine dimension of personality refers to the receptive, passive, self - effacing, care - receiving capacity in us all that contrasts with the initiating, aggressive, self - assertive, self - sufficient traits we associate with the masculine dimension.

Beyond this immediate sense of self - knowledge, I may also know myself in terms of an «assessment of long term propensities and capacities,» of «certain ways in which some of the incidents» of my life are «ordered» (CM 174, 167).

While it allows individuals to be self - governing, the federal judiciary's new constitutional order radically undercuts their ability to be self - governing in the political sense of the term.

Dr. Smith's sermons have three primary themes: spiritual and economic liberation for his own people, helping them develop what some would call black pride, but what he terms «self - esteem, a sense of somebodiness»; the church's mission as the Body of Christ in the world; and reconciliation and relationship — «Relationship is what the gospel is all about for me.»

On his own terms, Anselm is said to have shown that as long as «the fool» continues to conceive God he can not consistently withhold assent to the necessity of the divine existence, unless he is using the term «God» in a sense different from what the self - understanding believer means by the term.

Everything from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to long - lasting emotional stress to an impaired sense of self to interpersonal difficulties can be experienced by a sexual assault survivor, and all of those long - term effects can alter how successful a mother is at breastfeeding.

The long - term effects of sexual abuse are divided into seven domains that may impact breastfeeding behavior: post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive distortions, emotional distress, impaired sense of self, avoidance, interpersonal difficulties, and health problems.

Also, to engage in a bit of self - criticism, it occurs to me that in one sense the freedom of association criticism is misplaced - or, rather, it might not be quite right to state the criticism in these terms.

Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.

The checklist's 20 items include glibness / superficial charm, grandiose sense of self - worth, need for stimulation / proneness to boredom, pathological lying, conning / manipulation, lack of remorse / guilt, shallow affect, callousness / lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, promiscuous sexual behavior, early behavior problems, lack of realistic, long - term goals, impulsivity, failure to accept responsibility, many short - term marital relationships, juvenile delinquency and criminal versatility.

What happens when you test animal thinking and sense of self on their own terms?

For every sequence involving Lino's parkour skills — usually followed by a shot of Damien looking on in disbelief (Walker, playing second fiddle in terms of physicality, displays a real sense of self - deprecating humor in these moments)-- or a neat gag involving two bricks, two cars, and two perfectly timed landings, there are at least two setpieces that are rather nondescript.

What remains intact is Ted's sense of self, and so «Ted 2» evolves (to use the term loosely) into a MacFarlanized courtroom drama in which man and anthropomorphic stuffed bear struggle to find common ground.

Over the course of this journey, they become able to: - Recall and understand the key features of Birling's character profile; - Link Birling to the social and historical context of the play; - Understand how Birling's character is significant in terms of Priestley's key message; - Read and understand the section of the play in which Birling is interviewed by the inspector; - Analyse key quotations by and about Birling in the text; - Read and understand the opening of the play; - Create a diary - entry piece in which they consider Birling's morals and sense of responsibility for the death of Eva Smith; - Peer / self - assess learning attempts.

Using these resources will aid the development of every student in terms of thier self - confidence, self - esteem, and skills in research, thinking, asking, listening, making sense, organising, presenting, communicating, giving and taking constructive feedback.

«Enrichment» in the educational sense of the term refers to extracurricular and supplemental learning experiences — often of a challenging, self - directed, and / or immersive nature.

What I'm missing here is why would the authors, or estates of authors be paying a commission for putting a book up as a Kindle edition, when this is most people can easily do themselves I think it makes sense to assume that Wylie has negotiated better terms with Amazon than it offers to self - publishers.

That sense of a body - as - being and body - as - making and body - in - mind is applicable to whatever «body» is willing to accommodate self - reflection: we all carry the weight of our own history, our own self - beliefs, our own self - demands, and must come to terms with a «world» where certainty is merely a layover.

In the dynamic melancholy of this journey, each photographic and filmic image, as Anne Valérie Gasc highlights, «is like the «blockade» that transforms a place of weakness into a stronghold, into an enclosure in space - time, into a site where everything is there, clearly identified, in the self - evidence of its reality and its place, a seat in the quasi-military sense of the term.

To Conor and myself, paying lot rent of $ 200 + at a tiny house community just doesn't make any sense if you are trying to be self - reliant and minimize your long term expenses.

So in terms of self - consistency, Don Aitken makes no sense, and neither do you, unless perhaps you just didn't bother to read and understand Don Aitken's 691 word post.

The jump - and - pause makes sense as a cycle of natural variation that self cancels in 30 years leaving the long term trend as it was.

Hyper - consumption is being driven by anxiety — fear of being left behind, of being «unfashionable» in the broad meaning of the term — and an increasing sense of self - entitlement.

They concede that the article was so spectacularly wrong about the near - term future but defend themselves with In fact, the story wasn't «wrong» in the journalistic sense of «inaccurate», which seems rather self - serving.

But the justice system and its requirements may also impose costs on self - represented litigants — not just costs in the technical sense of a penalty for unsuccessful litigation, but also costs in terms of the inability to properly mount claims that may be meritorious.

I am committed to helping others meet their goals, build a stronger sense of self, and most importantly live life on their own terms, happily.

In my opinion, the potential benefits are few, and tend to be short - term, and the downsides are just too expensive if they come at the cost of my child's sense of self, development of morality, self - esteem, or feelings of competency.

According to the model proposed by Hurtes & Allen (2001), it is possible to mark out a typical resilient profile characterized by specific psychological dimensions: the «insight», that is the ability to understand people, situations and their communication; the «independence», consisting in the attitude to care for others while remaining true to own self; the «creativity» that allows to cope daily challenges through the generation of alternative solutions; the «sense of humor», referring to ability to poke fun themselves and to find joy in own context; the «initiative», that is, a desire to pursue proactively own life; the «supportive relationships», in terms of the ability to establish positive relationships with the others; and, finally, the «values orientation» that allows to identify the morally right and appropriate behavior.

Psychological maltreatment may result in a myriad of long - term consequences for the child victim.14 A chronic pattern of psychological maltreatment destroys a child's sense of self and personal safety.

I am committed to helping others meet their goals, build a stronger sense of self, and most importantly live life on their own terms, happily.

In terms of self - definition, we construct a sense of self at least partly in terms of the kinds of experiences we have had and how we understand these experiences.

Properly understood, the principle of self - determination, commensurate in the values it incorporates, benefits groups — that is, «peoples» in the ordinary sense of the term — throughout the spectrum of humanity's complex web of interrelationships and loyalties, and not just peoples defined by existing or perceived sovereign boundaries.

The existential and long term effect of toxic parenting may be devastating as it may entail a complete disruption of the child's self image and sense of worth

My work is informed by Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, an integrative model of psychotherapy that blends attachment theory, affective neuroscience, somatic approaches and short - term dynamic psychotherapies to heal trauma, awaken your most authentic self, and increase your sense of connection with others.

I approach counseling as a collaborative journey where client and therapist work together to explore issues such as the long - term impact of abuse or loss on sense of self; lack of trust in relationships; or managing life transitions in all their variations.

Psychological interventions for children of divorce exposed to dysfunctional parenting could also be carried out to increase coping strategies and resilience in order to protect them from the long - term damage to their sense of self.

To summarize, our results (Table 1) suggested that (a) fathers and mothers have a similar perception of family functioning, (b) share common cultural attitudes, beliefs and values toward the family, and (c) fathers have a better self - perception of parental role, in terms of investment, sense of competence, role balance, and satisfaction.