Sentences with phrase «view of the human being»

Economic theory is based on a particular view of human beings.

This scene captures the view of human being that gives coherence to The Human Quest: scientific understanding is both exciting and necessary; human cultures are vulnerable systems whose survival is threatened, in the face of which threat we seek moral values embedded within our scientific knowledge.

The key to this view of human being lies in what Bingham calls the «second Darwinian revolution,» through which we have learned that evolution shapes not only our bodies but also our minds.

The correlation between their relational view of human beings and their position on abortion is clear.

The difference between the most radical statements on abortion and the more conservative statements seems to reflect the difference between a relational - activist view of human beings and a view of human beings as static substances, akin to the anthropology of classical philosophy.

On the one hand he combats dualism by presenting a view of human beings «shorn of its dependence of speaking of the soul», because he thinks that the soul brings in dualism.

Prometheus thus becomes the representative of a view of human beings and the world that sets up their own self - consciousness as the ultimate reality and supreme good.

The economic view of the human being has come increasingly to be the one into which students are socialized in universities.

Peter van Inwagen, who has become a Christian, is also motivated by the overriding desire to avoid dualism but only considers two alternative views of human beings: physicalism and dualism.

A comprehensive view of human being is memorably expressed by Reinhold Niebuhr, in the opening chapter of The Nature and Destiny of Man:

At the core of the view of Human being underlying paideia and the «Athens» model is the view that the characteristic defining human being is the capacity of reason in intuitive, cognitive judgment to apprehend the ultimate principle of being and of value — that is, God.

For practical purposes the policies adopted in most countries assume this view of human beings and of the natural world.

This view of human beings gained some of its credibility from a physical science based on atomism.

Perhaps it would be possible to develop an expanded view of a human being.

«A traditional evangelical theology does not advocate a progressive view of human beings, that we're all getting better.

The true view of the human being is the reverse of the religious view, since

Of course she could not have realized at that time fifty years ago that some specialized medical technologies could be so fully integrated with the materialistic - mechanical reductionist view of human being and with the profit - consumerist motives that it would be impossible to convert them to the holistic view of human personhood or to be made an appropriate tool for promoting health of poor communities.

«The progressive view of human beings is very different than what evangelicals and evangelical women in particular are imbibing,» he said.

Indeed, the evidence from several disciplines converges to cast doubt on this sour view of human beings and, instead, supports the idea that it is as «natural» for children to help as to hurt.

Within a few generations he is burning the fossil fuels that slowly accumulated in the earth over the past 500 million years... The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings.

You have created both a terrible view of human beings, but also a contradiction.

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Some six decades ago, it had been used in the study of human chromosomes: The chemical, which could stop mitosis in its tracks, made it easier to spy the dividing chromosomal strands in metaphase, where they could be clearly viewed under a light microscope.

We have a methodology called «design thinking» that results in innovation from a human point of view, and the companies that were willing to take risks gave us a chance.

But refusal to accommodate this particular disability wouldn't need to be based in a repressive Victorian view of human sexuality.

ut the company — whose machines are designed to supplement rather than supplant human security guards, and take care of monotonous tasks like scanning license plates in a parking lot — also has a closer view than most of the emerging and unpredictable world of robot - people interactions.

Because there is no human crew, they can go to hard - to - reach and difficult environments to collect data and help scientists gain a better view of the state of ocean health and the changing climate.

A first impression sets the stage for how people view you in the future, and there's nothing you can do to change that: This is a direct byproduct of the way the human brain stores information.

It is a fundamental fact of human existence: communicating with others while respecting differing views is a necessary life skill.

But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.

According to Citizen Lab, Netsweeper has been used to block access to websites on subjects like human rights and homosexuality, and sites dedicated to opposition points of view.

Although he has never concealed his own fringe political views — such as his contention that human freedom and representative democracy are incompatible — Thiel's open embrace of Trump has inspired some soul - searching in the proudly progressive technology sector.

Not only will it help you take a more strategic view of human resources, but it's also filled with practical tips that you can start using right away.»

My own view is that a single statistic can not paint a complete picture of the extent to which human resources are under - utilized.

In his view, forecasting methods not fundamentally based upon principles of human action are unlikely to be reliable over time.

Many also view Canada's record of action on human rights in the region to be ineffective, with 62 % believing the actions have made no real difference.

Human Rights Maps (118): World Giving Index, a Map of Charity (source, this is the version of 2010, click image to enlarge) The World Giving Index offers a view of charitable behavior worldwide reflecting the fact that being charitable is about more than simply giving money.

However, surveys have shown that many Canadians view the country's record of action on human rights in Asia to be ineffective.

Unfortunately in my case, I've probably gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (in my view) threatened with hellfire for every cotton - picking thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that does nothing but desire evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind» in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.

From that view, the human being is a kind of cosmic accident who's bound to trash his hostile natural environment.

The complete character of a human being does not come into view unless we add Homo ludens, man the player, to Homo sapiens, intelligent man, Homo faber, man the maker of things, and Homo laborans, man the worker.

Why are we all so keen to listen to human advice and human points of view.

-- has become the single lens through which to view social experience; the infinite potential of real human beings has been surrendered on the altar of protest.

«The merest accident of microgeography had meant that the first man to hear the voice of Om, and who gave Om his view of humans, was a shepherd and not a goatherd.

From a human point of view it seems ridiculous that a human being could torture, maim, and kill others relentlessly during her lifetime or that he could sexually abuse child after child with no remorse and then upon a sincere deathbed confession of Jesus Christ as Savior, be granted eternal life, no questions asked.

people really need to study the bible — not for Christianity sake but for theirs - the athiest would like everyone to understand them and used this phrase — But when I explain that atheism is central to my worldview — that I am in awe of the natural world and that I believe it is up to human beings, instead of a divine force, to strive to address our problems — they often better understand my views, even if we don't agree.

Romney views other Americans (and all human beings) as his eternal brothers and sisters, children of one God, who all have unimaginable potential for good.

What is in view is the distinctive goodness and perfection of the human male and female.

Secularization, the view that human beings are collections of atoms, sexual freedom, the scramble for wealth, careerism — these are facts that infiltrate everywhere, including our souls, making the beauty of an integrated life of faith elusive, difficult, and rare.

His isn't a pessimistic view of the human race, but one which demanded the exacting exercises of contrition and love.

With no objective moral standards, one can be most certain that even the worst of human atrocities can eventually be viewed with legal protection.