Sentences with phrase «ultimate matter of fact»

It is the «ultimate metaphysical conception,» the «universal of universals characterizing ultimate matter of fact» (PR 31).

Whitehead says that every philosophy in some way or another recognizes an element of causa sui in what it considers to be ultimate matter of fact.

By the phrase «universal of universals characterizing ultimate matter of fact» Whitehead means that creativity is the primary metaphysical principle.

They are all instances of participation, process, or creativity, «the universal of universals characterizing ultimate matter of fact» (PR 31).

At one point, Whitehead calls creativity the «universal of universals characterizing ultimate matters of fact» (Process 21).

Not exact matches

My demand is, that the ultimate arbitrariness of matter of fact from which our formulation starts should disclose the same general principles of reality, which we dimly discern as stretching away into regions beyond our explicit powers of discernment.»

We must remember that Whitehead is not a metaphysician seeking to describe the ultimate facts of existence (so WM 17 - 20), but a realist philosopher of science remarking on uniquely human matters such as perception and freedom.

As a matter of fact the important thing to Nanak and to his followers is not the correct comprehension of the nature of the ultimate but their attitude of obedience and devotion to God.

In fact, Locke asserts in book IV, chapter iii that all matter, insofar as it consists of active ultimate particles, is basically active.

«The Data of Science,» begins with a sentence which certainly seems to support my suggestion that Whitehead strongly favors phenomenalism: «Our perceptual knowledge of nature consists in the breaking up of a whole which is the subject matter of perceptual experience, or is the given presentation which is experience — or however else we prefer to describe the ultimate experienced fact» (PNK 59).

But this reduction would leave aside entirely the matter which is in question, not how to know the truth of God as the ultimate basis of all truth, but the fact of a historical revelation and of the devotion that the human spirit can offer it.

And «the ultimate arbitrariness of matter of fact from which our formulation starts should disclose the same general principles of reality, which we dimly discern as stretching away into regions beyond our explicit powers of discernment.»

The results, slow or sudden, or great or small, of the combined optimism and expectancy, the regenerative phenomena which ensue on the abandonment of effort, remain firm facts of human nature, no matter whether we adopt a theistic, a pantheistic - idealistic, or a medical - materialistic view of their ultimate causal explanation.

The epic slowness of the Medusa episode, survivors drifting for days on an aimless raft, has been replaced by the instant, matter - of - fact presence of the wreck: an almost too perfect illustration of philosopher Paul Virilio's intuition of the accident as the ultimate aim of speed.

I was responding to the gloom and doom, and no matter what the ultimate cause of that doubling, the doubling of KNOWN Emperors is a fact.

Climate change is the ultimate challenge but as a matter of fact most governments and the media are still sleepwalking and are in denial for the most part.

Counsel need to ensure that the expert witness understands matters such as the difference between the legal burden of proof and scientific certainty, the need to clarify the facts and assumptions underlying the expert's opinion, the need to confine the report to matters within the expert witness's area of expertise and the need to avoid usurping the court's function as the ultimate arbiter of the issues.