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 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 of CERT training concerns the Incident Command System and organization, so CERT members fit easily into larger command structures.

Much environmental economics concerns externalities or " public bads ".

Much of Dijkstra's later work concerns ways to streamline mathematical argument.

Much of Barker's writing concerns a time approximately 50, 000 years after Tékumel has entered its pocket dimension.

Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African-Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries.

Much of the novel concerns Sharrow's adventures in searching for and acquiring it.

Much of the early folk-rock music emerged during a time of general global upheaval, the Vietnam War, and new concerns for the world by young people.

Much of the plot concerns Boston Harbor's Spectacle Island which at the time of publication was almost entirely composed of garbage.

Much of linear algebra concerns the description of K-Vect.

Much of the plot of the book concerns David's attempt to obtain a woman whom he considers his feminine ideal, based largely on the characteristics of his first cousin, Pamela, with whom he shared some innocent adolescent kisses at a family summer retreat.

* Much of the novel concerns itself with Cord's ventures into movie production ; Hughes produced twenty-six films.

Much political argument concerns issues of taxation and government spending.

Much of the remaining undeveloped land is rapidly being developed, and local governments have grappled with problems of urban sprawl and other land-use concerns.

Much of the critical literature concerns itself with a strain of subjectivism which may be called activism in news reporting.

Much of the narrative of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader concerns the personal growth of Eustace, as he is drawn into Narnia and aboard the eponymous ship along with Lucy and Edmund, and into adventures that bring him to realize how self-centred his attitudes are.

Much of Pogorzelski's research concerns the Goldbach conjecture, the still-unsolved problem of whether every even number can be represented as a sum of two prime numbers.

Much of The Baroque Cycle concerns Jack's adventures in ( among other ports-of-call ) England, France, Germany, Austria, The Barbary Coast, Egypt, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Mexico between the years 1683 and 1714.

Much Rabbinic Jewish literature concerns specifying what behavior is sanctioned by the law ; this body of interpretations is called halakha ( the way ).

Much of Jewel ’ s Apology concerns doctrine of the church.

Much of Mommsen's work in this area concerns the problems of " resistance without the people ".

Much of her work concerns Indiana Quakers.

Much of the debate on the Rules stemmed from concerns that came to lawmakers ' attention due to the Watergate scandal, particularly questions of privilege.

Much of the copy contained in the Evening News concerns local issues such as transport, health, the local council and crime in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Much like the talk radio stations in the real world, Chatterbox features a format in which listeners call in with opinions, concerns, and complaints, and the host responds with his take on the situation.