Sentences with phrase «understanding human limitations»
Emerson's perfectionism places too much faith in human capacities and fails to understand human limitations, according to Reinhold Niebuhr, who said that «the ultimate fulfillment of human life transcends the possibilities of history» (Beyond Tragedy).
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Like many quants, they understand the limitations of the human brain, which has led them on their search for evidence - based investing.
Of course, we are engaging a Mystery in the deepest sense when we seek a direct encounter with God and existentialism has its serious limitations as do all human attempts at understanding; but I am drawn to Kierkegaard's insight into prayer:
Leading thinkers have recently placed emphasis on the radical limitations of science and especially upon the inherent impossibility of applying scientific techniques to the true understanding and effective control of human beings both individually and socially.
For evangelizing, in its essence, is taking the authentic Christian gospel (albeit with the limitations of human understanding) through word or deed to those who need it and are at least prepared enough to take a look at it.
On this question a third theme in Bohr's writing is more illuminating, namely his discussion of conceptual limitations in human understanding.
His evaluation of politics is shaped by the conviction that Christianity has understood human possibilities and limitations better than its Marxist and liberal competitors, so that the prospects for the future depend greatly on recovering Christian insights, understanding them and using them to shape our political expectations.
H. Richard's view of human limitation is expressed in his understanding of God as the structure in all things, «the rock against which we beat in vain, that which bruises and overwhelms us when we wish to impose our wishes, contrary to his, upon him.»
On the one hand, if nature is understood as created only to serve human beings, then it may justify exploitation of nature without any limitation.
In the process, Kugel also asserts that the existence of religion is best understood through the limitations of human existence rather than through the order in nature that points toward a Creator.
Still I respect anyone who respects human limitations in understanding God and focuses more on the positive efforts of understanding our similarities and trying to understand or reconcile our differences.
Conventional theories on human rights imply limitations to the understanding of human rights that erode the effective implementation of the very basic claims they enunciate.
They include critiques of Wesley's and the Wesleyan / Methodist tradition's acceptance of simple foreknowledge (Maddox), basing human freedom on God's self - limitation (Oord), a soteriological understanding of the Trinity (Powell) and homocentrism (Odgen, Stone, Walker, McDaniel, Farthing).
They understand logical limits as arising out of the limitations of human understanding rather than being based upon the nature of existence (Griffin, «Response» 257).
Rogers» phenomenological perspective has serious limitations when it is used as the only way of understanding human beings.
Our faith is based on that which is beyond the scope of the limitations of human understanding and pride - based reasoning.
To the extent that traditional conceptions of morality require a recognition of some salutary dependence upon nature, or of insuperable limitations on human self - transformation, science must be understood as an outright rejection of them.
Understanding the regulation and limitation of the telomerase enzyme holds the promise of reversing telomere shortening and cellular aging with the potential to extend human lifespan and improve the health and wellness of elderly individuals.
This approach also has limitations as it impedes comparisons with findings in other studies and other species, which is essential if you want to use research on chimpanzees to better understand the evolution of human personality traits.»
The phrase «intelligent interactive systems» describes many of Gajos's interests: understanding how intelligent technologies can enable novel ways of interacting with computation and in the new challenges that human abilities, limitations and preferences create for machine learning algorithms embedded in interactive systems.
After receiving his bachelor's degree in exercise science, Mitch went on to receive his Doctorate in physical therapy to better understand the human movement system and help others recover from the injuries & limitations hindering their performance.
Learn how to nourish your mind to optimize its potential, take charge of your life, understand the mind - body connection and transcend the limitations of human suffering.
Furthermore, it encompasses the understanding of key concepts and principles of science, the capacity for scientific ways of thinking, the knowledge that the study of science is a human enterprise, and an understanding of what that implies about its limitations.
A re-evaluation of Kazuo Nakamura's art in terms of his interest in science and mathematics reveals the core of his creative inspiration: the inevitable tension between the ideal of objective observation and the specificities of culture, politics and the limitations of human understanding.
If we consider this book on a conceptual level, as with his paintings, the lessons are not so much about color as they are about the fact that humans are limited in what they can perceive, and if artists can understand those limitations they can potentially expand the perceptual range of those who encounter their work.
The year 1859 was a pivotal year in human understanding because events occurred that appeared to provide a great advance but also produced a serious limitation.
Emphasis placed in the integrated application of both theory and field methods to analyze existing conditions, evaluate the potential effectiveness of alternative solutions, and understand the limitations imposed by intrinsic watershed conditions and other human constraints.
In short, EDI's objective is to better understand the capabilities and limitations of electronic discovery, as compared to human review of documents.
It is rather intended to reflect and encompass the same standard and criteria of fair notice and limitation of enforcement discretion viewed in the fuller context of an analysis of the quality and limits of human knowledge and understanding in the operation of the law.
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