Sentences with phrase «universal human reason»

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This general revelation, which makes itself manifest in certain universal moral principles, is one that is most immediately accessible to human reason.

Still, at the end of the day, when the atrocities in Bosnia and elsewhere make one despair of human perfectibility, of moderation, of a universal moral law based on reason, reading so fine, learned, and humane a book is, if not a consolation, at least a relief.

Like Christ himself and in imitation of him it becomes universal, dynamic and, for that very reason, fully human.

The framers of the Declaration knew that they could not at that time spell out fully the moral and philosophical reasons undergirding universal human rights.

In each of these cases Wood's proposal is consistent with acknowledgment of pluralism because the proposal assumes no universal structure in «human nature» — neither a universal structure of «reason» nor one of «consciousness» — to which these pluralisms could be reduced as to a least common denominator.

This is a universal rule governing all forms of human thought; there can be no reason why metaphysics should be an exception.

There is in most of us a spark of reason, and much was achieved for universal human moral standing by the great Stoic philosophers who emphasized this logos in us all.

Deism is the recognition of a universal creative force greater than that demonstrated by mankind, supported by personal observation of laws and designs in nature and the universe, perpetuated and validated by the innate ability of human reason coupled with the rejection of claims made by individuals and organized religions of having received special divine intervention.

There is no question that we must justify anew the concept of universals, like human nature, if we are to maintain the harmony of faith and reason.

Confronting neo-orthodoxy, liberals reaffirmed the role of reason, the authority of universal human experience, and the insights of contemporary modes of thinking.

But the universal, active as it may be in reason and rightly influential in human affairs, lacks the power to bend the arc of human affairs away from sin's destruction.

The United States is one of a dwindling number of nations unenthusiastic about the application of world law when applied to its own conduct, but for reasons supplied by the author, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still a tool for people of conscience to use in the struggle for a world more respectful of human digHuman Rights is still a tool for people of conscience to use in the struggle for a world more respectful of human dighuman dignity.

But in reality it gives too little place to the universal power of natural human reason, whether philosophical, scientific, or historical.

If our vision of the life to come is of heaven as a «final and universal human right» one of the main reasons to propose the Gospel to the world is removed.

`... that all authority in the last analysis rests on opinion is never more forcefully demonstrated then when, suddenly and unexpectedly, a universal refusal to obey initiates what then turns into a revolution... Unlike human reason, human power is not only «timid and cautious when left alone», it is simply non-existent unless it can rely on others; and the most powerful king and the least scrupulous of all tyrants are helpless if no one obeys them, that is supports them through obedience; for, in politics, obedience and support are the same».

Deism is the recognition of a universal creative force greater than that demonstrated by mankind, supported by personal observation of laws and designs of nature and the universe, perpetuated and validated by the innate ability of human reason coupled with the rejection of claims made by individuals and organized religions of having received special divine revelation.

For this reason, every international human rights treaty uses in its transcripts the universal terms as «everyone» or «no one» refer to individuals instead of the word «citizens» (Alston et al, 2007, p 517 - 518).

Others seem insistent on forcing us to return to them — yet another reason I tend to be somewhat skeptical about the idea of universal human progress.

Nearly everyone I have encountered who dismisses AGW is either pretty ignorant about doing science (that's fine, I am sure they are good at other things - it's unrealistic to believe scientific literacy could be universal), or are just plainly unable to contemplate or accept the changes required in the organisation of human affairs (even though these changes would also happen in the absence of global warming), or are just full of anti-environmental politics for various delusional reasons of their won.