Sentences with phrase «understood as a motive»

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This will lead to comments on the way in which Kierkegaard's thought can be used as a basis for understanding the motives which underlie political violence.

lives of all people — given the fact that we do some things as ends in themselves without ulterior motive or outside design, freely entering into such activity within its own time (a playtime) and its own space (a playground) and its own order (a playbook)-- it is surprising that we understand play so poorly.

Josephus gives us to understand that other motives also played a part; in spite of the innocuous cast he gives to the Baptist movement, the Jewish historian is obliged to acknowledge that Herod Antipas regarded the Baptist as politically dangerous.

The third scenario would seem to be where the two tendencies continue, each on its own path, in a dynamic but notnecessarily destructive tension, with secular rationalists seeking to discredit the motives and actions of the Church leadership in the post-Vatican II era, while those who affirm a hermeneutic of continuity urge that the Good News be understood as primarily concerned with eternal life rather than secular interests.

I understand... sometimes the truth hurts, but let's not dance around the MOTIVE as to WHY these terror suspects act and carry forth as they do.

One other person is always more than enough, when you believe that that person will listen to you until you run out of things to say, when you trust that that person will wait for as long as it takes for you to understand why you are the way you are, when you realize that that person will always impute the best of motives to your actions, however clumsy you feel inside.

Empathy indeed serves as an aid to understanding and a motive to enacting justice.

No matter what one might be doing wrong, everyone general would like to be treated with respect, to be listened and understood, to be given the benefit of the doubt in their motives, to be spoken to in civil discussion as another human being.

I think as I / we better understand our duality and the underlying motives of how we use / choose religion in our lives, can we access the spiritual and become compassionate and forgiving of ourselves first and then others.

The report confirms that Ronaldo was discussed and Milan did ask to be informed if he wants to move on, but what Sky have made clear is that it's completely impossible to understand Milan's true motives at this stage as ultimately the entire transfer could cost them anything between $ 400m and $ 450m including transfer fees, bonuses and wages.

Arsene, like many highly intelligent men when they are confronted with the seemingly incomprehensible angst of fans regarding, what appears to him, as a straightforward situation, sometimes shows an inability to understand why there is even a problem, when his vision, motives and methodology are so obvious to him.

(We understand that to be truly «social» is to consider the needs of others as the motive of our actions.)

And what was previously understood as an infant's reflexes, such as the suckling reflex, rooting reflex, and the grasp and walking reflexes, are now known to be aspects of a motive to learn more.

«I also understand the political motive for such accusations as the grand jury investigation» — a federal probe into state Democrats» funding of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign — «gets deeper and closer to the Democratic Party,» Fasano wrote.

«Prof Sallar's board is mentioned because we tried to help him understand the plots but it looked as if there was either a political motive or sectional interest he pursued, culminating in this recent disaster from which he now wants to extricate himself,» it said.

For a deeper understanding of this call, I am aware that some opinions are lacking in merit as they are laced in selfishness and garnished with ulterior motives.

As a sugar baby, you need to understand what the motive of your relationship is.

I won't reveal the plot twists just in case you're not familiar with what happened in reality, but suffice it to say that I had no clue why Finkel seems to become more and more frantic as Longo's trial date inches closer, and I had absolutely no clue as to what Longo's actual motives were — I had to Google the real events after seeing the film in order to understand what I'd watched onscreen.

I have heard that this interpretation of history does smooth over the motives of von Stauffenberg, though I can understand why a film such as this needs its «good guys».

«If Facing History has taught me anything, it's that you can't just label an event as a tragedy and walk away; you have to confront it, strip away the complex layers of motives and causes in the hopes that you will become closer to understanding what lies at the core of humanity,» Afzal wrote in her essay «One Word at a Time.»

As it is clear from its name, it involves analyzing something, putting it apart to better understand the underlying motives or meanings.

As for what Digital Book World is doing, who can understand their motive?

«I understand that TD is also in the business of selling high - MER mutual funds, but why offer the e-Series funds if even the hotline staff encourages you to lie about your motives, and you're treated by the branch staff as if you were challenging their entire way of business?

Understanding her past and motives are just a few of the details that made me excited to learn more as the game continued, and I found myself trying to find as many optional dialogue queues as possible to learn even more about her.

It was in this sense that Walter Benjamin regarded the collector in his Arcades Project, viewing the act of collecting as related to the desire to understand and organize theworld as a cosmos: «Perhaps in this way it is possible to concretize the secret motive that underlies collecting: the fight against dispersion.

This is not intended as an attack on you, Bart, but rather as an explanation how others perceive this whole issue, so you can better understand their motives.

Therefore, speaking as a layman trying to understand what to believe or not to believe, seeing a term like «fossil fuel industry», one so broad as to defy specific facts and data, I can't help but to wonder about motive and objectives.

As I understand it, the prosecution must establish a motive, means and opportunity before a person can be convicted of a crime.

7/2011 to Present Benchmark Human Services, Nantucket, MA Behavior Analyst • Interview patients regarding their present, past and future aspirations in a bid to understand their motivations • Take notes to refer to during the assessment period • Measure specific influences such as environment and family life to determine cause of behavioral problems • Create psychological profiles for each patient to determine extent of behavior problems • Devise and implement programs to address behavior problems • Act as part of a coordinated care team to provide oral medication to patients • Monitor patients» progress and note down any significant changes for better or worse • Assist patients with chemical dependency issues to come to terms with their addiction through counseling services • Provide a one - on - one to patients with criminal backgrounds • Assist crime investigations by creating psychological profiles of criminals to determine motive and mode of operation

The basis of this crucial ability lies in the development of theory of mind.3, 4 «Theory of mind» refers to our understanding of people as mental beings, each with his or her own mental states — such as thoughts, wants, motives and feelings.

The social worker will discusses such areas as previous and / or current relationships, motives for adopting, expectations of the child and the ability to help a child to develop his / her knowledge and understanding of his / her natural background.

However, before making the decision to use your insurance coverage to reimburse you for therapy, please consider the following: Therapy is a process in which a trained, emotionally uninvolved licensed professional acts as a guide or catalyst in assisting the client to understand more clearly their motives, behaviors, and values, and to make more rational decisions about their life.

Most cite the eagerness to buy immediately as their motive, and express an understanding that they could potentially be paying a higher interest rate and will pay higher monthly mortgage payment after having a lower down payment commitment.

While this is true for domestic clients as well, understanding your international clients» motives will help build your connection faster.