Sentence examples for On the acquaintance from inspiring English sources

On the acquaintance of Diodorus with Latin see the Introduction, p. xiii.

Heisenberg, relying on the acquaintance of his mother's family with Heinrich Himmler's family, sent a request to the SS chief to intervene on his behalf in acquiring the professorship in Munich.

(For some elaboration on the acquaintance theorist's response to the existence of such doubts and disagreements, see the concluding remarks).

To determine the impact of such denials on the acquaintance theory, it will help to reflect more carefully on how we should understand them.

Chalmers (2004) relies on the acquaintance approach to phenomenal concepts to defend the knowledge argument for dualism i.e., the claim that Mary acquires new knowledge, and that this must be knowledge of a non-physical fact.

This version of the acquaintance theory relies critically on the fundamental concept of acquaintance in understanding both noninferential and inferential knowledge.

If, on the one hand, the acquaintance or awareness is propositional or conceptual in this way, then while such acts or episodes of awareness seem capable, in principle, of justifying other beliefs, they would surely need to be justified themselves.

He relied on Google Earth and the acquaintance with the Hummer truck to plot his course.

On the classical acquaintance theory, knowledge of both truths has the same source acquaintance with facts.

On the way, she makes the acquaintance of sadistic gang boss Frederick Meloy and finds herself accused of multiple murder.

While trying to keep a lid on the museum, Larry makes the acquaintance of Teddy Roosevelt Robin Williamss), who explains that the phenomenon is the result of an enchanted Egyptian tablet.