Not exact matches
In particular, the denial that epistemology is wholly prior to ontology; the denial that we can have an absolutely certain starting point; the idea that those elements of experience thought by most people to be primitive givens are in fact physiologically, personally, and socially constructed; the idea that all of our descriptions of our observations involve culturally conditioned interpretations; the idea that our interpretations, and the focus of our conscious attention, are conditioned by our purposes; the idea that the so - called scientific method does not guarantee neutral, purely objective, truths; and the idea that most of our ideas do not correspond to things beyond ourselves in any simple, straightforward way (for example, red as we see it does not exist in the «red brick» itself
In particular, the denial that epistemology is wholly prior to ontology; the denial that we can have an absolutely certain starting point; the idea that those elements of experience thought by most people to be primitive givens are
in fact physiologically, personally, and socially constructed; the idea that all of our descriptions of our observations involve culturally conditioned interpretations; the idea that our interpretations, and the focus of our conscious attention, are conditioned by our purposes; the idea that the so - called scientific method does not guarantee neutral, purely objective, truths; and the idea that most of our ideas do not correspond to things beyond ourselves in any simple, straightforward way (for example, red as we see it does not exist in the «red brick» itself
in fact physiologically, personally, and socially constructed; the idea that all of our descriptions of our observations involve culturally conditioned interpretations; the idea that our interpretations, and the focus of our conscious attention, are conditioned by our purposes; the idea that the so - called scientific method does not guarantee
neutral, purely objective, truths; and the idea that most of our ideas do not correspond to
things beyond ourselves
in any simple, straightforward way (for example, red as we see it does not exist in the «red brick» itself
in any simple, straightforward
way (for example, red as we see it does not exist
in the «red brick» itself
in the «red brick» itself).
In arguing against the possibility of attaining to a neutral standpoint on matters of concern to religious persons, one begins with the axiom that all human activity — and so, by extension, all scholarly activity, all religious activity, and all interaction among serious religious persons — both implies and evinces a commitment to some particular metaphysic, some view as to the way things are and as to how human activity should proceed in that contex
In arguing against the possibility of attaining to a
neutral standpoint on matters of concern to religious persons, one begins with the axiom that all human activity — and so, by extension, all scholarly activity, all religious activity, and all interaction among serious religious persons — both implies and evinces a commitment to some particular metaphysic, some view as to the
way things are and as to how human activity should proceed
in that contex
in that context.
Trained to speak about culture and morality
in «
neutral»
ways («value systems» and that sort of
thing), people like me can offer ourselves as «global leaders» rather than parochial Americans.
A belief is something you have come to based on an active search where you you gather evidence and then make a hypothesis changing your view from one of
neutral to positive «I believe
in gravity after having studied the research that has been done and my personal experience with
things falling on my head» which is different than «I disbelieve Leprechauns because there is no evidence one
way or the other as to their existence.»
In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act lik
In light of a few
things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the
way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase
in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act lik
in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender -
neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.
When it comes to dressing
in layers I tend to keep
things very
neutral, and dress
in a monochromatic
way.
Districts may design school choice programs
in a
way that achieves diversity or avoids racial isolation using race -
neutral factors (such as socioeconomic status) or generalized race - based factors that look at
things like the overall racial composition of neighborhoods but do not involve decision - making on the basis of any individual student's race.
If you or your group decide to hinder us
in any
way, keeping us from doing the
things mentioned above, we reserve the right to «not be
neutral» anymore.
Collection marks perhaps the earliest investigation of what Rauschenberg called «pedestrian color,» a strategy inspired by the
way that different colors of clothing interacted
in a crowded street or room: «Someone might be wearing a very bright tie or green shoes,» he explained, «but somehow it was all absorbed because all of these
things, even though they were individually brilliant, were accepted
in a content [sic] that made them both independent and
neutral.»
«The two main
things to keep
in mind are that you can't touch the cash proceeds of the sale along the
way, so a
neutral third party has to hold the cash,» says Gorenberg.
Leschine says the Q Microbe is important because it can do so many
things: provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels that can be produced
in a
way that is carbon
neutral, help to boost rural economies, and aid the nation's quest for energy independence.
Norway does the same
thing by the
way, it's set itself this fab goal of being carbon
neutral by 2050 but
in the process refuses to count the carbon content of it's massive fossil fuel exports — instead running itself on hydro to hit it's targets.
Looking at the fibers, they are very short and even if they would have been carbon fiber the products will not be strong enough, also burning rest fibers is portrayed as a bad
thing but it actually is a perfect
way of getting carbon
neutral energy when done
in a decent power - plant (the co2 emitted when burning is the amount of co2 produced during the plants life).
But we have got to come to some
way of having some assistance, whether it is done
in - house or by a
neutral or, I hope not, the court, to protect that kind of information, because among other
things, we have said
in our country that the court system is less open,
in one sense, than the United States because you don't have to file all your discovery transcripts or all the exhibits, and that is how they get to the confidentiality area easier.
When the two of you see
things differently, mediation offers the opportunity to talk out the issues with a
neutral third party familiar with the law and with luck, resolve them
in a
way that works for both of you.