Sentences with phrase «vision of the good life with»

Brooks misleadingly associates the philosopher's vision of the good life with Homeric heroism (just count how many times Plato tells us Homer was mistaken, and what about).

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You started this business with a clear vision of how it would make your life better.
«Waymo holds today's best self - driving technology, and collaborating with them will accelerate our shared vision of improving lives with the world's best transportation,» a spokeswoman for Lyft said to the New York Times.
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I know many who have been made into quasi-libertarian radical federalists by this narrative — after all, if we lower the stakes, surely the fights will grow less vicious — others, including MacIntyre himself, recommend the founding of autonomous communities with a shared vision of what a good life entails.
In The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) a man's life is changed by his vision of a flying saucer; a key episode in The Good Apprentice turns on what appears to be the effects of a love potion; a young girl in The Green Knight exerts an involuntary telekinesis over the stones that she has collected in her room; in the same novel the goodness of a man named Peter Mir (Mir meaning, in Russian, both «world» and «peace,» as several characters note) seems to be contagious, bringing sweet dreams and love to those with whom he comes in contact.
Beside preaching, explicit instruction in prayer by the pastoral leader best acquaints parishioners with the master vision of the life of the congregation as a corporate journey toward maturing in the Christian life.
I agree with you that our society does seem to recognise «deep down... that family life is good, beautiful and true» and it is certainly my experience that «there is something special and uncompromising about the Catholic vision of the family».
By choosing to blend our vision with God's, to attend to God's direction of our life experience, we can condition ourselves and our environment to move more easily into the kinds of experiences that God sees are best for us all.
He contrasts the community's vision with that of the rural Southern Baptists among whom he grew up: «Jesus doesn't just forgive my sins, he gives a whole new way of life — the best way to live
«Strawberry Field has the potential to bring that vision to life; changing the lives of young people with learning disabilities, who find it difficult to find gainful employment, as well as encourage more projects similar across the UK.»
It competes with many other male visions of the good life, and for that reason alone is prone to come in cycles.
We shall not achieve it immediately, but we shall strive,» even his slight qualification of optimism gave warning of a radical shift toward a realistic temper.1 Whatever realism there has been in the spirit of democracy, and there has been a great deal, it has generally had superimposed upon it a vision of perfection, and with a notion of man's life as continually moving toward a higher and higher good.
Nevertheless, as we have seen, there is a small but growing number of scientists, both in physics and biology, who operate with a relational model, who see some correspondence between the constructs of the mind and reality itself, however inexact, and who also see the possibility of restoring the experience of meaning if the non-human natural world is perceived as dynamic, creative, full of life and purpose, whom process thinkers have engaged in conversation; together they have attempted to explore new visions of reality better suited for adaptation to the urgent needs of the contemporary world.
Couples with contradictory visions of life must cope with this conflict as well as learn how to compensate for the lack of sharing in the philosophical - religious area.
We know that communism was a theology, a church militant, with sacred texts and with saints and martyrs and prophets, with doctrines about the nature of the world and of humankind, with immutable laws and millennial visions and life - pervading judgments about the nature of good and evil.
The vision of the «good» life, the central values, even the corporate identity expressed by a congregation's host culture in its dominant languages will in various ways stand in tension with the congregation's own understanding of its own communal identity, its own picture of the good life, its own central values as they all are defined «in Jesus» name.»
Liberalism worked well in contexts where consensus already existed, where a rich moral vocabulary or vision of the good life was deeply embedded; but in a society with Berlin's negative conception of freedom at its center, there is no binding vision.
The good news is that thousands of World Vision staff from around the world will continue their good work today - building wells, providing life - saving vaccinations, caring for Syrian refugees, partnering with communities to develop business and agricultural opportunities, lifting families out of poverty, and feeding, clothing, and sheltering vulnerable children.
Faith helps us see something better for our own actions and our relationships with others, and live in hope of that better vision.
It was a good lesson in letting go of control, something I'm sure I'm going to have to do many times in the coming years, and it was fun to work with him to bring his modest vision to life.
Driven by the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for the many people, Michael La Cour has been leading the development of IKEA Food Services AB for the past years with focus on health and sustainability.
We need to plan for life after Santi and look for a player that has skills similar to Santi, a player with great technique, strong on the ball, good vision, dribbling skills to get out of tight places and a player that brings calmness to his teammates.
Iiamo is an innovative and dynamic company based in Denmark, with an easy living vision of making life better and easier for babies and their parents.
This is incompatible with a strong liberal stance aiming at enabling every individual to develop their own vision of the good life, including on gender matters.
I sense the difference has something to do with «liberalism» and / or whether political visions should be about articulating ideals of the good life, but I'm not sure quite how to characterise it.
We need to start with a clearly articulated vision of what quality of life and services we should expect older people to have access to, and recognise that older people themselves are the best people placed to tell us what that is.
«This move is in line with the vision of the state government to curb the occurrence and spread of water borne diseases in the state, as well as improve the standard of living and promote safety culture at all times.
Even though early detection of vision difficulties may lead to better quality of life, greater independence and a lower risk of falls in older adults, routine screening doesn't appear more effective than only testing patients with symptoms, the USPSTF reports in JAMA March 1.
The audience in Huffington's living room was a self - made yet largely liberal - minded crowd, so it was not surprising that they might embrace a vision that unites, as Huffington put it, «the instinct of competitiveness that we all have — the instinct to win — with the better angels of our nature, the instinct to make this a better world.»
CIRM president and CEO Randal Mills said, «It's not just a matter of giving them money, but also of giving them good mentors who can help train and guide them, giving them meaningful engagement with patients and patient advocates, so they have a clear vision of the impact the work they are going can have on people's lives
The architectural details of the room itself, along with your styling details really do make it seem not only period appropriate, but as if the vision of a young woman well - traveled has come to life.
About Blog The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS.. Our vision is a world free of MS. Everything we do is focused so that people affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.
i am loving and caring woman full of life and vision who seek for good and honest relationship with a desirable man.
With players like Evans and Dance in the mix - and plenty of history left to toy with - Dracula Untold manages to secure a new lease on life by the time the end credits roll - hopefully with clearer vision and better results the next time With players like Evans and Dance in the mix - and plenty of history left to toy with - Dracula Untold manages to secure a new lease on life by the time the end credits roll - hopefully with clearer vision and better results the next time with - Dracula Untold manages to secure a new lease on life by the time the end credits roll - hopefully with clearer vision and better results the next time with clearer vision and better results the next time out.
The best comic - book movie in a long time, though based on no comic, Lucy is a film that mates classic Besson with Quentin Tarantino in a go at the mystical, world - solving vision found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.
The new «Star Wars» trilogy may showcase the very best that technology can achieve in cinema today — but H2G2 prefers a cheaper - looking (if not cheaper — costing) «Doctor Who» - like ambience, both because it matches Adams» vision of a universe every bit as shabby and makeshift as life on our own planet, and also because it means that the film comes with a nostalgia factor already built in.
It's a good idea, yet the movie, despite its oppressing vision of an urban gothic landscape, turns into a fairly standard horror tale — with visions, which might be repressed memories come to life or phantoms from the other side, terrifying the characters with little logic (It's strange that the original — or, for that matter, this remake — doesn't consider the most obvious possibility: brain damage).
At well over two - and - a-half hours, the movie impresses (and oppresses) with its mood: Sometimes it's an orgy of neon - colored street life; elsewhere it's an existential thumb - sucker that Russia's Andrei Tarkovsky would have been proud to sign; and always, it's in thrall to the stylishly downbeat vision that Ridley Scott hatched back in 1982.
A radically different vision of human well - being is the call; one that is in tune with nature and respects other species, promotes socio - economic equity amongst all people, enhances the cultural, material, economic, social, and political opportunities for all, empowers each person and community to take part in decision - making affecting their lives, even as it leaves the natural world a better and much improved place.
In this context, a radically different vision of human well - being, one that is in tune with nature and respects other species, promotes socio - economic equity amongst all people, enhances the cultural, material, economic, social, and political opportunities for all, and one that empowers each person and community to take part in decision - making affecting their lives.
The ultimate goal is for students to graduate school with a deep understanding of how they learn best and a clear vision for achieving purpose and wellbeing in life.
Through the expertise and collaboration of experienced public school leaders with a vision of public school education that could bring these improvements to life, Alliance schools are among the best performing in the nation.
In the hope of increasing student achievement and bringing its vision of providing a well - rounded education to life, this typical urban school began an atypical school year this fall, with students attending school from 7:40 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.
* Night Vision with Pedestrian Detection: The 7 - series uses an infrared camera to detect animals, pedestrians, and other living objects up to 1600 feet in front of the car - well in advance of the headlight's illumination.
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As I read the First - Time Home Buyer tips I started to laugh at my self because I know better but you get hooked in with the beautiful homes and future vision of living in one of these homes.
Answer: A lot of people are very concerned with their pet's quality of life without these senses, but dogs can adapt very well to loss of vision or hearing.
A well - trained dog can help with so much more than just lack of vision, mobility or hearing: people with a vast array of mental health problems can benefit hugely from having a service dog in their lives.
We make this vision a reality by providing food, treats, blankets, towels, pet beds, leashes, collars, harnesses, toys, clothes, and other critical supplies at no cost to animals living in shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries as well as the pets of the homeless and veterans with pets.
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