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view and nature
A fourth view is the transformation of emotion, as in Housman's fine phrase on the arts: they `` transform and beautify our inner nature ''.
In contrast to this Stoic-patristic view, Utopia implies that the nature of man is such that to rely on individual conscience to supply the deficiencies of municipal law is to embark on the bottomless sea of human sinfulness in a sieve.
And even more complex items can be interpreted to conform to one's own point of view, which is by nature so personal.
The majority Arminian view accepts classical theism the belief that God's power, knowledge, and presence have no external limitations, that is, outside of His divine nature.
In this world view, humans are considered a part of nature, rather than superior to, or separate from it.
Two aspects of this attitude deserve to be mentioned: 1 ) he did not only study science from books, as other academics did in his day, but actually observed and experimented with nature ( the rumours starting by those who did not understand this are probably at the source of Albert's supposed connections with alchemy and witchcraft ), 2 ) he took from Aristotle the view that scientific method had to be appropriate to the objects of the scientific discipline at hand ( in discussions with Roger Bacon, who, like many 20th century academics, thought that all science should be based on mathematics ).
From an artistic point of view, he was most successful in portrait-statues and groups of children, where he was obliged to follow nature most closely.
He posited the ideal in nature, and was the founder of the competing school to the more gritty view of nature as expressed by Caravaggio.
He offers a criticism of nature worship ; a study of humanity's metaphysical loneliness, and his view that we can consider God to be in search of humanity.
In " The Complete Calvin And Hobbes ," Watterson does not name the inspiration for Calvin's character, but he does say Calvin is named for " a 16th-century theologian who believed in predestination ," and Hobbes for " a 17th-century philosopher with a dim view of human nature.
They show how our conscious experience can discriminate between infinitely different possible scenes and details ( differentiation ) because it integrates those details from our sensory systems, while the integrative nature of consciousness in this view easily explains how our experience can seem unified as one whole despite all of these individual parts.
Adam Smith illustrates this view, saying that a smuggler would be an excellent citizen, "... had not the laws of his country made that a crime which nature never meant to be so.
* The tendency not to view man as separate from nature.
The Eastern position could be characterized as being political in nature, as opposed to a doctrinal view.
Conservative Protestants take a stricter view of the nature of marriage.
In it, he puts forth a new theory about the nature of space and describes how this theory influences thinking about architecture, building, planning, and the way in which we view the world in general.
In his critique of the theology of Clement of Alexandria, Photius in his Myriobiblon held that Clement ’ s views reflected a quasi-docetic view of the nature of Christ, writing that Clement " He hallucinates that the Word was not incarnate but only seems to be.
So experiments with electrons add confirmatory evidence to the view of Dirac that electrons, protons, neutrons, and even larger entities that are ordinarily called particles nevertheless have their own wave nature and even their own specific frequencies.
" In Aristotle's view, when a person acts in accordance with his nature and realizes his full potential, he will do good and be content.
The anthropocentric view has been seen as the conservationist approach to the environment with nature viewed, at least in part, as resource to be used by man.
Some environmental writers, for example William Cronon have criticized the ecocentric view as have a dualist view as man being separate from nature.
Rutimeyer was a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Basel, who rejected natural selection as simply mechanistic and proposed an anti-materialist view of nature.
This view posits a new Information Age, which changes the roles and nature of land, labour, and capital.

view and reward
In the more recent series of the franchise, special instances have occurred whereby contestants are allowed to view televised events which are usually as a reward for winning a task.
The anarchist Emma Goldman expressed this view when she wrote, " Consciously or unconsciously, most atheists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell ; reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience, meekness and contentment.
This direction of thought has even been extended to the view that leisure is the purpose of work, and a reward in itself, and " leisure life " reflects the values and character of a nation.
According to this view, Saul is only a weak branch ( Gen. Rashi 25: 3 ), owing his kingship not to his own merits, but rather to his grandfather, who had been accustomed to light the streets for those who went to the bet ha-midrash, and had received as his reward the promise that one of his grandsons should sit upon the throne ( Lev.
The main idea according to the Orthodox view is that this boy or girl is so happy that they are now commanded to do mitzvah and now they will earn reward in the next world for their efforts, that they throw a party and have a festive meal.
The mainstream Jewish view is that God will reward those who observe His commandments and punish those who intentionally transgress them.
He explained his view that the goal of human life should be to have love of God as its perfect object, with neither fear of punishment nor desire for the reward of eternal life having anything to do with this love of God.
* The traditional view of reward and punishment also takes in the connected Jewish belief in an afterlife and the immortality of the soul.
From an ethical point of view the difference practically amounts to this that, if the reward due to condign merit be withheld, there is a violation of right and justice and the consequent obligation in conscience to make restitution, while, in the case of congruous merit, to withhold the reward involves no violation of right and no obligation to restore, it being merely an offence against what is fitting or a matter of personal discrimination ( acceptio personarum ).
This view of man was largely Hobbesianman is a system deterministically controllable by a suitable combination of reward and punishment, and the ends of government are to ensure the maximisation of pleasure.
Seventy-one steps lead up to the keep ; the reward is a fine view.
Many modern day Christians, including many Catholics and some liberal Protestants, have developed a view of the New Testament as an extended covenant ; They believe that Jews are still in a valid relationship with God, and that Jews can avoid damnation and earn a heavenly reward.
In some respects the AFL leadership took a pragmatic view toward politicians, following Gompers ' slogan to " reward your friends and punish your enemies " without regard to party affiliation.
According to this view, wealth and income is a reward needed to spur such activity, and with this reward removed, then achievements which would benefit everybody may not happen.
When they view the good works of Christians as the fruits and signs of justification and not as one's own ' merits ', they nevertheless also understand eternal life in accord with the New Testament as unmerited ' reward ' in the sense of the fulfillment of God's promise to the believer.
Meehl took on this view, and attempted to relate this deficiency to abnormality in the dopamine system in the brain, which is implicated in the human reward system.
In practice, distinct fueros for specific classes, estates, towns, or regions usually arose out of feudal power politics, and ( depending on one's point of view ) were wrested from the monarch in exchange for the general acknowledgment of his or her authority, were granted by the monarch to reward loyal subjection, or ( especially in the case of towns or regions ) simply acknowledged distinct legal traditions.
Finally, in view of a bountiful reward, he consented to try ... At the landing, the faithful Indian received of my property, a fine horse, saddle and bridle, a salmon knife and a scarlet velvet sash, and was satisfied.
Pragmatic lovers view sex as a reward or a means of procreation, and view marriage and children as potential liabilities and assets.
On the other hand, Rashi, basing his view on the Leviticus Rabbah, states that tzaraath of houses was a reward for the homeowner, arguing that the Israelite homes had previously been those of Canaanites, who had hidden their valuables in the walls ; the tzaraath required the house owner to remove the bricks, and so find the treasures hidden there.
) Thus, in this view, profit income is a reward for those who value future income highly and are thus willing to sacrifice current enjoyment.

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