There is a haunting resemblance between the notion of cause in Copernicus and in Freud.

Within this notion clarity is possible, but for us who are neither Greek nor Jansenist there is not such clarity.

Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.

This is the principal point made in this final section of Englishman No. 57, and it caps Steele's efforts in his other writing of these months to counteract the notion of the Tories as a `` Church Party '' supported by the body of the clergy.

The notion of `` inspiration '' is somehow cognate to this feeling.

The Aristotelian notion of catharsis, the purging of emotion, is a persistent and viable one.

The idea here is one of discharge but this must stand in opposition to a second view, Plato's notion of the arousal of emotion.

This is given some expression in Beardsley's notion of harmony and the resolution of indecision.

And there is one other point in the Poetics that invites moral evaluation: Aristotle's notion that the distinctive function of tragedy is to purge one's emotions by arousing pity and fear.

I refer to the notion that the structure of society is a microcosm of the cosmic design and that history conforms to patterns of justice and chastisement as if it were a morality play set in motion by the gods for our instruction.

That notion is fantastically wrong-headed from several points of view.

The notion of philosophy as Queen Bee may fit well with authoritarian modes of political ideology, but it has been noted that the price of such an imperial notion of philosophy is the frustration and flagellation of the social sciences.

The threadbare notion that belief, unlike behaviour, is not subject to objective analysis, has placed intuitive metaphysics squarely against the sociology of knowledge, since it is precisely the job of the sociology of knowledge to treat beliefs as social facts no less viable than social behaviour.

These cases, for all their rarity, are so dramatic that friends and relations repeat the story until the general population may get an entirely false notion of how often the hymen is a serious problem to newly-weds.

It is a notion which contains a gratuitous insult, implying, as it does, that Negroes can make no move unless they are manipulated.

They would like to convey the notion something is being done, even though it is something they know to be ineffectual.

( Pp. 228-229 ) in any event, it is obvious that the anti-trust laws did not prevent the formation of some of the greatest financial empires the world has ever known, held together by some of the most fantastic ideas, all based on the fundamental notion that a corporation is an individual who can trade and exchange goods without control by the government ''.

Still, the notion of altruism is modified in such a world-view, since the belief is that such a practice promotes our own happiness: " The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes " ( Dalai Lama ).

Although modern historians have rejected this hypothesis, Czech historiography has supported the notion of mixed Piast-Přemyslid parentage for Vladivoj.

The notion that glass flows to an appreciable extent over extended periods of time is not supported by empirical research or theoretical analysis ( see viscosity of amorphous materials ).

Even though Agassiz was a believer in polygenism he rejected racism and supported the notion of a spiritualized human unity.

The notion that parliaments were the result of a democratic movement cannot be supported by historical facts.

and Chuck Rock, the notion of hominids and non-avian dinosaurs co-existing is not supported by any scientific evidence.

Internal divisions arose between members who saw electoral politics as ultimately corrupting and supported the notion of an " anti-party party " formed by Petra Kelly and other leaders of Die Grünen in Germany, vs. those who saw electoral strategies as a crucial engine of social change ( organized as The Green Politics Network in 1990 and The National Association of Statewide Green Parties by 1994 ).

These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science.

New thinking favored the notion that no religious doctrine can be supported by philosophical arguments, eroding the old alliance between reason and faith of the medieval period laid out by Thomas Aquinas.

This stands in contrast to the popular notion that wisdom increases with age, supported by a recent study showing that regardless of their education, IQ or gender, older adults possess superior reasoning about societal and interpersonal conflicts.

Immediate reunification is currently a distant notion in Taiwan supported by only about 2 % of Taiwanese residents and endorsed by none of the major political parties.

Elli is not mentioned in any other extant source but the notion that not even the gods are immune to the effects of aging is supported by the fact that they must consume the apples of Iðunn on a regular basis in order to remain young.

Overall, however, the premise is further supported by the notion that the German word for street is Strasse ( Straße, abbreviated St ).

* Normal number ( computing ) ( unrelated to the previous notion ), a floating-point number within the balanced range supported by a given format.

" This notion is supported by research work completed by Dr. Sherman Bleakney of Acadia University.

Before the 19th century, military circles supported the notion that all persons, including unarmed women and children, were still the enemy, with the belligerent ( nation or person engaged in conflict ) having conquering rights over them.

This notion has been supported by various figures since, including the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.

Her memory of the luncheon supported the notion that Josephine was one of Harry's many passing fancies.

In the same way, the act of shirk is extended to include such things as the notion that God possesses human-like anthropomorphic qualities as well as acts of worship or piety whose inward goal is pride, caprice, or a desire for public admiration, although public prayer is a core Islamic aspect of faith, encouraged and supported in the Quran.

The post-war U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey studies supported the overall notion of strategic bombing, but underlined many of its shortcomings as well.

The incremental learning hypothesis is supported by the notion that awhile after Ai-Bi pairs are learned, the recall time to recall Bi decreases with continued learning trails.

The notion that racism created pathological social conditions that lead to the eruption of racial riots, as the Kerner Commission argued, was not supported by the findings of many uncited sociologists.

While Khomeini argued the power of the state should rest with the ulema, al-Dawa supported the notion of power resting with the ummah, or in other words, the people.

Croat national identity was adopted by some Bunjevci in the late 19th and early 20th century, especially by the majority of the Bunjevac clergy, notably one of the titular bishops of Kalocsa Ivan Antunović ( 1815 – 1888 ) supported the notion of calling Bunjevci and Šokci with the name Croats.