Sentences with phrase «terms of abstract concepts»

Not exact matches

By then defining «nature» in terms of relationship (instead of either static concept or unlimited dynamism) he was able to offer a solution to the old conundrum about the relationship between grace and nature, in a way which avoids the excessively arid and abstract terms with which this important debate has so often been carried on.

Kass's ambitious use of the term — as a clear standard for determining what is right and wrong and in keeping with our nature, and for judging the course of biomedicine — strikes me as impossible for such a soft and abstract concept.

Democracy is not an abstract concept of the kind that can be set forth mathematically in terms of pure ratiocination.

For example, Ruzic & O'Connell (2001) found that long - term use of manipulatives has a positive effect on student achievement by allowing students to use concrete objects to observe, model, and internalize abstract concepts.

Definition: The definition essay can be a bit tricky, because the topics are most often abstract terms or complex concepts that have a number of elements.

The use of abstract terms and concepts in everyday life and language, and the curious absence of clear definitions for these terms, informs parts of Rhoades» new work.

While this term is often associated with American painting, specifically Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting, Declaring Space addresses this concept from an international viewpoint, blurring national labels for a set of spatial themes that were evoked in abstract art in the latter half of the twentieth century, where the boundaries of traditional pictorial space were crossed and a new realm of abstract theater was engaged.

Beneath the compulsive tinkerer's mentality and ribald wit that permeate SPACE PROGRAM: MARS, and Sachs» work at - large, is a conceptual underpinning that addresses serious and profound issues — namely the commodification of abstract concepts such as originality, shock, newness, and mystery — expressing them in the personal and physical terms of production and process.

I daresay «policy neutral» is one of those concepts where the only possible comprehensive definitions for it in its most abstract meaning render it a useless term.

Since this concept is quite broad and abstract, it may be helpful to define social competence in more familiar terms, such as interpersonal relations, social behavior, adaptive behavior, social interactions, social skills, adequate self - image, self - acceptance, initiative, and cooperativeness, all of which describe particular components of the concept of social competence.