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 debate now exists in the area on how to exterminate these creatures and keep them from spreading.

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 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 of this necessary increase in research and development, though properly chargeable to current expenses, is not reflected in earnings until projects are completed and the new machines sold in quantity, usually over a period of several years.

Much of the distinction between the differing factions was over the phrasing that Christ expressed in the New Testament to express submission to God the Father.

Much scholarship over the last 50 years has been dedicated to the translation of conversatio morum.

Jones, whose work had been nominated eight times over his career for an Oscar ( winning thrice: For Scent-imental Reasons, So Much for So Little, and The Dot and the Line ), received an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for " the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters whose animated lives have brought joy to our real ones for more than half a century.

Much of linear algebra may be formulated, and remains correct, for ( left ) modules over division rings instead of vector spaces over fields.

Much of the economic growth in the 1980s was based on debt financing, and the debt defaults led to a savings and loan crisis. A total of over 10 billion euros were used to bail out failing banks, which led to banking sector consolidation.

Much of Europe lay in ruins, over 60 million people had been killed ( most of them civilians ), including approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews in what became known as the Holocaust.

Much of the Duvaliers ' wealth, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars over the years, came from the Régie du Tabac ( Tobacco Administration ), a tobacco monopoly established by Estimé, which expanded to include the proceeds from all government enterprises and served as a slush fund for which no balance sheets were ever kept.

Much of northern and central Wales went over to Owain.

Much of the success of the classic Brubeck quartet was due to the juxtaposition of his airy style over Brubeck's sometimes relatively heavy, polytonal piano work.

Much of the 968's chassis was carried over from the 944S2, which in itself shared many components with the 944 Turbo ( internally numbered 951 ).

As Sally M. Foster noted, " Much ink has been spilt over what the ancient writers meant by Picts, but it seems to be a generic term for people living north of the Forth-Clyde isthmus who raided the Roman Empire.

Much confusion has arisen over what proponents of punctuated equilibrium actually argued, what mechanisms they advocated, how fast the punctuations were, what taxonomic scale their theory applied to, how revolutionary their claims were intended to be, and how punctuated equilibrium related to other ideas like quantum evolution, saltationism, and mass extinction.

Much like the book Famous all over Town where the author Danny Santiago mentions this type of racism throughout the novel.

Much has been learned over the last two decades on where in the brain working memory functions are carried out.

It was constructed from Mercury's final recordings in 1991, featuring tracks such as " Too Much Love Will Kill You " and " Heaven for Everyone ", plus material left over from their previous studio albums.

Much of the landform has been shaped by the actions of glaciers and the shrinkage of the bay over long periods of time.

Much of the land between the coastal strip and the hinterland was once wetlands drained by this river, but the swamps have been converted into man-made waterways ( over 260 km, or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy ) and artificial islands covered in upmarket homes.

Much of the plot is also similar ; Petruchio vows to marry Catharine before he has even seen her, she smashes a lute over the music tutor's head, Baptista fears no one will ever want to marry her ; the wedding scene is identical, as is the scene where Grumio teases her with food ; the haberdasher and tailor scene is very similar ; the sun and moon conversation, and the introduction of Vincentio are both taken from Shakespeare.

* The story has also been briefly alluded to in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, both when Benedick states that Leander was " never so truly turned over and over as my poor self in love " and in the name of the character Hero, who, despite accusations to the contrary, remains chaste before her marriage.

Much of the best work in ceramics, textiles and other techniques was produced over a long period by the various Imperial factories or workshops, which as well as being used by the court was distributed internally and abroad on a huge scale to demonstrate the wealth and power of the Emperors.