Sentences with phrase «viewed as virtues»

Features that were later viewed as virtues of plate tectonics were attacked as flaws of continental drift.

Old - timers might view this as a virtue — a triumph of the World War II - era «use it up, wear it out» philosophy — but in fact we ought to decommission these bituminous dinosaurs as fast as we possibly can.

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We ask too much of the Constitution, and too little of ourselves, when we view it as the wellspring from which to draw comprehensive notions of public virtue or when we project onto it our aspirations as a national community.

But the prehensions of each phase must be different from those of the other phases by virtue of different subjective forms, just as on Whitehead's view the prehensions of each occasion differ from those of each other by virtue of the same reason.

What the tradition has viewed as disorder is in fact superior virtue, another writer declares.

The theological postures of Kaplan and Whitehead have the virtue of undercutting the problem of evil, for the problem only arises in acute form if God is conceived of as omnipotent — a view which both Whitehead and Kaplan repudiate.

Near the end of the book, he explores the puzzle of a virtuoso violinist who loses her abilities to dementia, highlighting on the one hand his reluctance to view the loss of the abilities due to dementia as a loss of dignity, and to view her as more «dignified» than a janitor by virtue of her virtuosic abilities.

Even when the show premiered in the halcyon days of 1999, The West Wing was using rose - colored glasses through which to view the United States government, depicting our elected leaders as unfailingly brilliant, morally bulletproof paragons of virtue.

(In short, charity, yet another fundamental Christian virtue, viewed not merely as a commandment or a disposition of the heart, but as a way of showing that one's view is true from every point of view.)

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In virtue of its comprehensiveness as a metaphysical category, therefore, the term society is much more suitable than the term substance to describe the various ontological totalities encountered in human experience.4 Yet this key insight into the ontological actuality of Whiteheadian societies is easily lost from view unless one ponders what Hegel was trying to express with the somewhat elusive notion of Spirit.

Thus a young instructor applying for a job in an elite university is well advised to hide «unsound» views such as political allegiance to the right wing of the Republican party (perhaps even to the left wing), opposition to abortion or to other causes of the feminist movement, or a strong commitment to the virtues of the corporation.

He said: «We're going to need to change by virtue a humanised political debate over exactly what we want to see in our country, that means changing the law, it is also changing the culture so people view abortion as what it is, destruction of an unborn child.»

However, its understanding of character and virtue would be considerably different from the traditional Hellenistic view and its offspring as well as the substantialist presuppositions of the contemporary discussion.

The dominant stream, however, tends toward an anti-metaphysical perspective, viewing the self as the autonomous source of order, beauty, and virtue unsupported by any social or cosmic order.

We can rebut Reagan's assumption that religious practice automatically guarantees moral virtue and justifies favoring the ethical views of conservative over liberal Christians, Jews or agnostics on such specific issues as school prayer.

While the Lutheran view is often (justly) accused of pessimism, it does have the virtue of acknowledging the inevitability of imperfection and unhappiness in an institution which is, as the authors admit, only a subordinate and temporal good.

They were vigorous and possessed native ability, but they admired the warrior, were hard - fighting and hard - drinking, and seemed to despise the Christian virtues as the traits of weaklings and to view with scorn the story of a crucified Savior.

What was once esteemed as high virtue is now viewed with skepticism and disbelief.

Never too shy to sing the praises of the virtues of the Idaho Potato, the IPC views the current diet environment as a key opportunity to get out in front of the news with an alternate and balanced position.

... has been how many people view Halas as the # 1 untouchable, considering his number was retired more by virtue of his NFL founding and Bears coaching and ownership than his playing.

School Discipline in Court Until the late 1960s, parents and students rarely challenged the disciplinary actions of school authorities, viewing common schools as providing instruction, instilling virtue, and fostering the ideals of our nation.

While there are long - term reasons to be worried about this trend, I view it as an indicator of virtue: Families are waiting until times aren't so tough to start raising children.

In this way the Women as Reward trope helps foster a sense of entitlement where players are encouraged to view women as something they've earned the right to by virtue of their gaming actions, skills or accomplishments.

They view their gaming habits as a positive form of escapism that also happens to teach virtues like empathy and tolerance.

In this view, art does not ultimately succeed by the virtue of the ideas or politics it conveys, or because of the story it tells, even though these may figure prominently as motives for a work's creation.

The Parallax View Barbara MacAdam Lehmann Maupin The surprise in this elegant gathering was the way these works were poised to engage in a series of colloquys that, by virtue of proximity, positioning in the gallery, and viewing angles, allowed them to stand up for themselves independently and also to change as they related to one another.

So if the hockey stick is incorrect & climate varies wildly from natural causes, then even a «small» (as skeptics view it) input of human GHGs, would then have a much larger impact by virtue of triggering a more sensitive and wild nature.

But where some might see a conflict of interest, Mr. Gore may view his new - found wealth as the reward for the virtue of his vision.

It is plausible, for example, that AMS members skeptical of global warming may have been less likely than the average member to respond, potentially by virtue of feeling marginalized within their professional society as a result of the views on the issue.

He preaches the virtues of science, but it is a view of science that looks more like a search for authority than as a liberating form of knowledge — a quest that is shared by the proponents of climate politics.

In my view a technical expert plays that role only for the first ten years of his career.he later moves on to managerial roles.Like for example, a Corporate Secretary In india who is primarily trained in Corporate Laws handles the same as a his core area, by virtue of his law degree which most of them have and also the other subjects which form part of his CS course, aspires and takes on roles which brings into play his koweldge.Thus, he becomes a Generalist Manager who oversees functional specialists in his team and concentrates more on policy and strategy..

However, take away the analysis and the commentary and publishers of law reports are, in my view, still providing value added — especially in the jurisdictional law reports such as the DLRs — simply by virtue of selecting which cases to publish.

Both railroad companies and the legal system generally view pedestrians in these circumstances as being primarily at fault, regardless of the circumstances, by virtue of trespassing.

The fundamental issue for determination was whether his contract of employment is to be viewed as a fixed term employment contract with an objectively justifiable maximum term of nine years or whether the contract was converted by virtue of the Fixed - Term Employees (Prevention of less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2034)(The 2002 Regulations) into a permanent contract thereby entitling him to continue working or upon termination obtain redress for unfair and wrongful dismissal.

However, the court was careful, as in its recent decisions on abortion, not to express a view on the competing merits of home v hospital birth, or on the comparative virtues of a liberal as opposed to a restrictive régime.

So dealing with a basis for similarity or dissimilarity of treatment of clients one could view candour as a virtue supported by a duty of loyalty.

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Western culture views independence as a virtue.

Weber viewed charisma as a certain quality of an individual's personality, by virtue of which he is set apart from ordinary men and treated as endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least exceptional powers or qualities.

Positive education represents a paradigm shift away from viewing education merely as a route to academic attainment and towards viewing it as a place where students can cultivate their intellectual minds while developing a broad set of character strengths, virtues, and well - being.

Couples & Family Therapy In Irvine Western culture views independence as a virtue.