Sentences with phrase «without human agency»

As the grain springs up miraculously and ripens without human agency or understanding, so marvelous is the coming of the Kingdom of God.

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The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Address the state's scandalous disregard of low - wage human services employees of not - for - profit agencies under state contract who received a cost - of - living increase this year after enduring years without one.

The agency approved the vaccines with scant clinical data, relying instead on the same «strain change» rules that allow manufacturers to change the seasonal vaccine without conducting human studies.

Whether you have used a dating agency in the past and had no results or tried online dating without success, I can help you find the wife you are looking Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

Many local agencies focus on ensuring that humans have adequate food and nutrition; however, we hear repeatedly from organizations that provide food to humans that a pet owner will often choose to go without food to ensure their companion animals are fed.

In her animation The role of unintended consequences (Sofa Compact)(2016) the component parts of flat pack furniture are separated and activated, becoming a system of interweaving units that have agency without the need of human interaction.

[UPDATE, 6/6/08: The International Energy Agency has echoed the call from many climate and energy experts for big increases in energy research, development, and deployment of non-polluting technologies, saying that there is no way to curb greenhouse gases as human populations and economies swell in coming decades without an «energy revolution.»]

Try to understand that the point is not to discuss every possible theory of memes, but to explain without recourse to memetics, why theories that deny human agency — i.e. conceive of people as essentially stupid — come to prominence.

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to decide by August whether prescription birth control will be included on the agency's list of preventive services that insurers must cover without co-pays or other additional charges.

The opioid epidemic is so complex that it can not be solved without an all - out effort by the health, criminal justice and human services agencies working together to find solutions.

The QIC - DVCW is a five - year cooperative agreement between Futures Without Violence and the Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau to generate and disseminate knowledge that will improve how child welfare agencies and community organizations can work together to help families experiencing domestic violence.