Sentences with phrase «unique human capacities»

The recognition of the centrality of an evolutionary perspective means that man needs to be viewed as a biospiritual creature who requires a delicate balance of favorable environmental conditions as the necessary prerequisite to any possible flowering of his unique human capacities.

This approach places less emphasis on genes, past learning, or unconscious conflicts and dwells mostly on the unique human capacity to shape one's own future through freedom of choice and free will.

Not exact matches

69 The biblical interpretation of human history rejects the pathetic (the pain caused by unthinking natural evil) and the tragic (a conscious choice of evil for the sake of good) for the ironic (evil resulting from man's wrong use of his unique capacities).

Love is the capacity to recognize the social substance of human existence, and to realize that the unique self is intimately related to all human creatures.

Yet, unique species though they be, hobbits are human, and through them Tolkien reminds us of the enduring qualities of the race of man: friendship, fidelity, vision and hope; and of something more: that we are all possessed of wonder, that we have the capacity to dream dreams and envision noble goals, and that in the struggle to realize the vision we may find it true.

«It provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the intricate interface between capacities inherent in the human infant and the shaping force of experience,» said Sandra Waxman, senior author of the study, director of the Project on Child Development, faculty fellow in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology at Northwestern.

Neuroscientists at Western University have developed a new virtual reality «toolbox» that can be used to build video games with a unique capacity for teaching and testing both humans and animal models.

This program has resulted in the discovery of unique variants in environmentally responsive genes, the development of a number of resources, and capacity building in the environmental epidemiology communities in order to incorporate gene - environment hypotheses and tools into human population - based studies on a number of environmentally relevant diseases.

The robot, named Atom, has refined movements, soulful blue eyes (it's sort of a butchered version of Star Wars's C - 3PO) and a unique «mirroring» capacity, allowing it to copy exactly what its human handler does.

As their journey unfolds, Newberg and d'Aquili realize that a single, overarching question lies at the heart of their pursuit: Is religion merely a product of biology or has the human brain been mysteriously endowed with the unique capacity to reach and know God?

Newberg and D'Aquili show that the religious impulse is rooted in the biology of the brain — but is religion merely a product of biology or has the human brain been mysteriously endowed with the unique capacity to reach and know God?

500, 107 L.Ed.2 d 503 (1989)(«pit bull dogs represent a unique public health hazard ․ [possessing] both the capacity for extraordinarily savage behavior ․ [a] capacity for uniquely vicious attacks ․ coupled with an unpredictable nature» and that «[o] f the 32 known human deaths in the United States due to dog attacks ․ [in the period between July 1983 and April 1989], 23 were caused by attacks by pit bull dogs»).

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity for viewers to experience Close's stylistic range and technical capacity, while providing a deeper understanding of the human portrait.

As a species, we humans posses some unique capacities.

As well as the underlying human relationships, this gives a unique capacity to provide solutions adapted to our clients» needs.