Underlying these conceptions of mimesis are certain presuppositions concerning the nature of primary human experience which require some exposition before the main argument can proceed.

In A Social History of Truth ( 1994 ), for example, Steven Shapin makes the largely sociological argument that, in 17th-century England, the mode of sociability known as civility became the primary discourse of truth ; for a statement to have the potential to be considered true, it had to be expressed according to the rules of civil society.

In languages where the verb is inflected, it often agrees with its primary argument ( the subject ) in person, number and / or gender.

However, some educators make the argument that schwa should be included in primary reading programs because of its vital importance in the correct enunciation of English words.

* Hungarian Notation becomes confusing when it is used to represent several properties, as in < tt > a_crszkvc30LastNameCol </ tt >: a constant reference argument, holding the contents of a database column < tt > LastName </ tt > of type varchar ( 30 ) which is part of the table's primary key.

* Effect Size: Dean's ( 1992 ) primary argument against the use of graphology is that the effect size is too small.

However, an official report of 1995 indicates that this argument should not be considered the primary objective because the savings are not significant.

A primary argument with respect to Quasi-empiricism is that whilst mathematics and physics are more frequently being considered as closely linked fields of study, this may reflect human cognitive bias.

This palette is nearly always justified with the specious argument that paints are " impure " carriers of " primary color ", a misunderstanding of subtractive color mixture that appears in Michel-Eugene Chevreul's " Simultaneous Color Harmony and Contrast " published in 1839.

According to his own word, his primary intent was to demonstrate with these findings that there should be no argument for further bloodshed between Croats and Serbs based on these exaggerated figures, that much of the revenge had already occurred between Croats and Serbs during the war, and that Croats and Serbs could continue to live together peacefully, as they had for centuries.

A primary difference between Marcionites and Gnostics was that the Gnostics based their theology on secret wisdom ( as, for example, Valentinius who claimed to receive the secret wisdom from Theudas who received it direct from Paul ) of which they claimed to be in possession, whereas Marcion based his theology on the contents of the Letters of Paul and the recorded sayings of Jesus — in other words, an argument from scripture, with Marcion defining what was and was not scripture.

The primary argument put forward by States for restricting ballot access has been the presumption that setting ballot access criteria too low would result in numerous candidates on the ballot, splitting the votes of similar minded voters.

Polanyi's central argument is that institutions are the primary organisers of economic processes.

Kennedy brushed off this argument by claiming that regardless of the outcome of the presidential primary, the people of Oregon had a tremendous respect for Wayne Morse and would send him back to the Senate, and that he would even come back to Oregon in 1962 to campaign for him.

Chomsky's primary argument in Hegemony or Survival is that the government of the United States has pursued an " Imperial Grand Strategy " in order to maintain its status as the world's foremost superpower since at least the culmination of the Second World War.

Their primary argument was that the doctrine of effectivity gave them authority to secede.

In contrast, the argument for a 3 / 4 scaling factor is based on a hydraulic model of energy distribution in organisms, where the primary source of energy dissipation is across the membranes of internal distribution networks.

Indeed, as mentioned, that was the primary legal argument advanced by the lawyers representing the Sisters.

" During this period, random access processing was not competitively fast, so those suggesting " Process Management " was more important than " Data Management " used batch processing time as their primary argument.

Chalmers states ; " From the conceivability of zombies, proponents of the argument infer their metaphysical possibility " and argues that this inference, while not generally legitimate, is legitimate for phenomenal concepts such as consciousness since we must adhere to " Kripke's insight that for phenomenal concepts, there is no gap between reference-fixers and reference ( or between primary and secondary intentions ).

The Report does not provide further detail, or primary source material that would substantiate its claim that the Faisal-Bayoumi transfers did not " directly or indirectly " assist the hijackers ; it simply rests on the fact that the burden of proof for any argument that the transfers did assist the hijackers has not been met by available evidence.

For example, a common theta role is the primary or external argument.

This argument was the primary conclusion reached by McConnell ’ s master ’ s thesis published as a book, A Different Gospel.

Although Aristotle was a primary source for Sepúlveda's argument, he also pulled from various Christian and other classical sources, including the Bible.

Our research and development program, serving as it does an industry which must compete against low-cost production throughout the world, continues to have primary emphasis at Leesona.

In any case, anyone who fails to make significant distinction between primary and secondary applications of economic pressure would in principle already have justified that use of economic boycott as a means which broke out a few years ago or was skillfully organized by White Citizens' Councils in the entire state of Mississippi against every local Philco dealer in that state, in protest against a Philco-sponsored program over a national TV network on which was presented a drama showing, it seemed, a `` high yellow gal '' smooching with a white man.

At the First Synod of Tyre in AD 335, they brought accusations against Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, the primary opponent of Arius ; after this, Constantine had Athanasius banished, since he considered him an impediment to reconciliation.

This had been a primary reason for the success of the Atari 2600 VCS against systems like the Intellivision.

Vice President Spiro Agnew urged Capp to run in the Democratic Party Massachusetts primary in 1970 against Ted Kennedy, but Capp ultimately declined.

Monroe Schwarzlose of Kingsland in Cleveland County, polled 31 % of the vote against Clinton in the Democratic gubernatorial primary of 1980.

Garoupa & Klerman ( 2002 ) warn that a rent-seeking government has as its primary motivation to maximize revenue and so, if offenders have sufficient wealth, a rent-seeking government will act more aggressively than a social-welfare-maximizing government in enforcing laws against minor crimes ( usually with a fixed penalty such as parking and routine traffic violations ), but more laxly in enforcing laws against major crimes.

Capital punishment, actions taken against armed civilians during mob action or riot, and the deaths of noncombatants killed during attacks on military targets so long as the primary target is military, are not considered democide.

* 2012 – A primary election is held in Venezuela to choose the contendent against Hugo Chávez, the then current president of Venezuela.

As Australia shares its monarch equally with fifteen other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and the sovereign lives predominantly outside New South Wales ' borders, the governor's primary task is to perform the sovereign's constitutional duties on his or her behalf, acting within the principles of parliamentary democracy and responsible government as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and as a nonpartisan safeguard against the abuse of power.

Haddad identifies the primary historical basis for this belief in a pair of similarly worded hadith, in which Mohammed is reported to have told warriors returning home that they had returned from the lesser jihad of struggle against non-Muslims to a greater jihad of struggle against lust.

The Lebanese Armed Forces ' primary missions include defending Lebanon and its citizens against external aggression, maintaining internal stability and security, confronting threats against the country's vital interests, engaging in social development activities and undertaking relief operations in coordination with public and humanitarian institutions.

Lex's attires primary consists of dark colors and is an inquisitive person, and it is that curiosity that drives him to attain as much power as possible as the series progresses, ultimately leading him to being Clark's greatest enemy, his conviction that he is ' needed ' to protect the world causing him to kill his own father and turn against everyone that he cannot control in the belief that he is ' protecting ' the world from the aliens or superhumans who might exert their authority, unable to accept the idea that they only seek to help others.

The primary conflict of the series is the members of the Tribulation Force against the Global Community and its leader Nicolae Carpathia — the Antichrist.

To summarize the arguments against feasibility: First, critics argue that a primary barrier to achieving molecular nanotechnology is the lack of an efficient way to create machines on a molecular / atomic scale, especially in the absence of a well-defined path toward a self-replicating assembler or diamondoid nanofactory.

In his first speech as leader, McWilliams laid out the principles of the new party, stating " we crave no alliance, we spurn no support but we intend drastic action to secure closer attention to the needs of primary producers " McWilliams was deposed as party leader in favour of Dr Earle Page in April 1921 following instances where McWilliams voted against the party line.

Also called the " plate ", the iron frame sits atop the soundboard, and serves as the primary bulwark against the force of string tension.

Their primary mission is to safeguard the country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity against any threat.

Rosselló's unsuccessful attempt to unseat Senate President McClintock, split the New Progressive Party, a split that continued as Rosselló initiated a fourth bid for the governorship against Resident Commissioner Fortuño in an internal primary that was held March 9, 2008, and which he lost.

The primary function of a polymerase is the polymerization of new DNA or RNA against an existing DNA or RNA template in the processes of replication and transcription.

But SAC did more than just provide a nuclear option during the Korean War, It also deployed four B-29 bomber wings that were used in tactical operations against enemy forces and logistics All of this led LeMay to express concern that “ too many splinters were being whittled off the stick ”, preventing him from being able to carry out his primary mission of strategic deterrence.