Thus, e.g., wisdom as a purgative virtue is defined as the soul's "not forming opinions in accordance with the body, but acting on its own", whereas wisdom as a contemplative virtue consists in the contemplation of the essences inherent in the Intellect.
This is a public space, but the contemplative style and atmosphere seem to instil a reverence in visitors, who automatically refrain from walking on the gravel.
What is the point at which a museum, at some quiet, unmarked moment, stops being a questioning, contemplative space at the heart of its city's intellectual and imaginative life, and becomes an irrelevance?
Call us fanciful if you like, but as soon as we heard Baim's unsettlingly calm, contemplative music, we immediately thought of it as not so much quiet as lacking-in-noise.
Mary is reserved, modest and contemplative.
The president was unusually relaxed and contemplative, buoyed by the recent economic numbers and looking towards his legacy as well as the mid-term elections and his wrangles with Congress.
The gurus' religion is in some ways strikingly modern, prizing rationality, rejecting asceticism and insisting upon the equality of men and women.Its contemplative phase ended when Sikhs clashed with the Mughals, an Islamic dynasty that ruled most of India between the 16th and 18th centuries.
The absorbing lead track—"You Will Become", written for his younger brothers and for Ms Irglova makes it clear that Mr Hansard prioritises poetry over accessibility; the song's contemplative refrain and raw vocals are perhaps too thoughtful for pop radio.But Mr Hansard is finally tasting success.
But if policy fears are driving empirical views, then the whole contemplative process is out of whack.This makes it very hard to craft a message, on theoretical and policy grounds, that will win over those who still have doubts about global warming.
But once bitten by the political bug, Mr Ibarretxe joined the party and rose swiftly, moving to the provincial assembly where he caught the eye of PNV leaders including his predecessor as regional premier, Jose Antonio Ardanza, another cool and contemplative politician much unlike Mr Arzalluz.
More recently, shows such as "Mnemonic" (1999), inspired by a corpse preserved from the Ice Age, and "The Noise of Time" (2000), about Shostakovich, were quieter, even contemplative.
