Much debate exists as to whether true altruism is possible.

Much of this debate relates to the importance of distinguishing history and fiction within biblical texts, as Berlin argues, in order to gain a more accurate understanding of the history of the Israelite people.

Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to connected notions such as truth, belief, and justification.

Much of his work is a contribution to the " philosophy-on-life debate " ( religion-Marxism-Darwinism ) which marked much of Danish cultural life during this period.

Much academic debate regarded one or both of two pragmatic topics: how ( or whether ) to apply utilitarianism to problems of political policy, or how ( or whether ) to apply economic models ( such as rational choice theory ) to political issues.

Much of the debate concerning theology's place in the university or within a general higher education curriculum centres on whether theology's methods are appropriately theoretical and ( broadly speaking ) scientific or, on the other hand, whether theology requires a pre-commitment of faith by its practitioners, and whether such a commitment conflicts with academic freedom.

Much of the debate between religion and magic originated during the Protestant Reformation.

Much of the debate over the future of Medicare revolves around whether per capita costs should be reduced by limiting payments to providers or by shifting more costs to Medicare enrollees.

Much debate over the use of gender-neutral language surrounds questions of liturgy and Bible translation.

Much of Wheaton ’ s address focused on the debate over violence in video games.

The debate over the banning of " Justify My Love " by the Canadian music video network MuchMusic led to the launching in 1991 of Too Much 4 Much, a series of occasional, late-night specials ( still being aired in the early 2000s ) in which videos officially banned by MuchMusic were broadcast, followed by panel discussion regarding why they were removed.

Much debate has surrounded the school board's thoughts on the project, and many local residents have asserted at school board meetings and in local news affiliates that the proposed consolidation is fiscally irresponsible and under-researched.

" Much debate has occurred regarding the creek's name but the name remains.

Much of the recent sociological debate on power revolves around the issue of the enabling nature of power.

Much of this debate is related to the works of the French philosopher Michel Foucault ( 1926 – 1984 ), who, following the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli ( 1469 – 1527 ), sees power as " a complex strategic situation in a given society social setting ".

Much debate surrounding the issue of ethics arose after the ethnographer Napoleon Chagnon conducted his ethnographic fieldwork with the Yanomani people of South America.

Much of the debate about financial privacy is specifically centered around allowing or preventing the banking, brokerage, and insurances divisions of a company from working together.

Much of the debate concerned whether such affiliates could be owned by a bank ( as with “ operating subsidiaries ” in the 1990s ) or would be bank holding company subsidiaries outside the chain of bank ownership.

Much of the debate in recent times was prompted by the 1972 Club of Rome study Limits to Growth, which considers the ecological impact of growth and wealth creation.

Much debate also still surrounds the issue whether government failures are more pervasive and severe than market failures.

* There has been considerable debate as to the meaning of the place, item, person or event described in the lyric of the song Thank U Very Much as the Aintree Iron.

Much in the same way as in the ICB debate democratic pressures are seen as impacting negatively on what is a primarily regulatory institution and as such for Majone the Commission should be insulated from democratic pressures if it is to fulfil its functions effectively.

Much of the debate about OSHA regulations and enforcement policies revolves around the cost of regulations and enforcement, versus the actual benefit in reduced worker injury, illness and death.

Much has been made of the fact that major Catholic institutions now guarantee firm tenure.

Much of the lower portion of the river ( List of islands in the Detroit River # Mud Island | Mud Island pictured ) is now part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Much of the Elements states results of what are now called algebra and number theory, couched in geometrical language.

Much of the development during the quantitative revolution is now apparent in the use of Geographic information systems ; the use of statistics, spatial modelling and positivist approaches is still important to many branches of human geography.

Much of the play's Protestantism derives from its location in Denmark — both then and now a predominantly Protestant country, though it is unclear whether the fictional Denmark of the play is intended to mirror this fact.

Much has been done in the field of standardisation since the Bureau ( now the IHO ) was founded.

Much of this was now in the hands of the nobles, who were reluctant to give up their possessions.

Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.

Much of the fair site is now home to Northerly Island park ( since the closing of Meigs Field ) and McCormick Place.

Much of the Historia was finished before William left to attend the Lateran Council, but new additions and corrections were made after his return in 1180, perhaps because he now realized that European readers would also be interested in the history of the kingdom.

Much of the land that was not purchased by UCI ( which is now occupied by the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Newport Beach, and Newport Coast ) is now held under The Irvine Company.

Much of what is now county Cork was once part of the Kingdom of Deas Mumhan ( South Munster ), anglicised as " Desmond ", ruled by the MacCarthy Mór dynasty.

Much of the north side of what was then the " Pembroke Leys " was sold to the University and is now home to scientific buildings (" The Downing Site ").

Much of the negative impact of estrogen that they found was related to the fact that most of the women in the Women ’ s Health Initiative study were far past the menopause and up to 79 years old .” Dr. Rubinow continues by explaining that “ there are now a large number of studies that demonstrate what has been called the timing hypothesis.

Much of the coast is now protected from further substantial development because of its environmental importance, which contributes to the region ’ s attractiveness to tourists and residents.

Much of St. Elizabeths ' campus has now fallen into disuse and is in serious disrepair.

Much of the work in DAML has now been incorporated into OWL.

Much of the archaeological, linguistic, and documentary evidence now available clearly demonstrates that the Pequot were not invaders to the Connecticut River Valley but were indigenous for thousands of years.

Much of the Post Road is now U. S. Route 1, and U. S. Route 20.

Much of the Post Road is now U. S. Route 1, U. S. Route 5, and U. S. Route 20.

Much of the remainder of this range of buildings was located where Reading Town Hall now stands.

" Much that used to flow routinely to the weekly meetings of the Council is now settled in other ways, Bundy reported in September 1961.

Much of the former Scottish Aviation assets now belong to Spirit AeroSystems.