Sentence examples for absolute uniqueness from inspiring English sources

In it Benjamin argues that, traditionally, a painting or sculpture was endowed with something he calls "aura," deriving from a recognition of its absolute uniqueness.

But, a new problem arises when individuals are identified as singular entities because of their spatio-temporal localization, as it is demanded by empirism: If we refer to an individual by his spatio-temporal localization, thus indicating the individual's absolute uniqueness, it would be impossible to recognize individuals as the same individuals at different times.

He would disagree with Hannah Arendt's assertion that Kafka's "uniqueness," his "absolute originality... can be traced to no predecessor and suffers no followers".

Some Christian theologians saw Cantor's work as a challenge to the uniqueness of the absolute infinity in the nature of God.

Some Christian theologians (particularly neo-Scholastics) saw Cantor's work as a challenge to the uniqueness of the absolute infinity in the nature of God – on one occasion equating the theory of transfinite numbers with pantheism – a proposition that Cantor vigorously rejected.

Aquinas held that the uniqueness of God's absolute simplicity does not require positing a kind of matter in all creatures.

"That sort of mystical intensity," he said, "and the absolute intentionality of everything that she does, and the uniqueness of everything she does, is still there, but tremendously magnified".

It tends to claim the specificity and uniqueness of the discipline in its traditional and absolute essence.

Some uniqueness, like being creative, is normal, but unique uniqueness is weird.

The uniqueness of a being by substance is, William argues, a consequence of its absolute simplicity, since nothing could differentiate two or more absolutely simple beings.

By applying this principle of uniqueness to human beings, he thereby precluded their absorption into a group consciousness or absolute mind.