The phrase "affirm the limits of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the boundaries or constraints of a particular concept, idea, or situation.
Example: "In her research, she aims to affirm the limits of current scientific understanding regarding climate change."
Alternatives: "validate the boundaries of" or "confirm the constraints of".
Kant affirms that the limits of reason established in The Critique of Pure Reason would silence all objections to morality and religion "in Socratic fashion, namely, by the clearest proof of the ignorance of the objectors" (1781, 1787, 30. See also 530 531).
Natasha needs her husband to affirm her saintliness by testing the limits of her love; Stephen needs his wilful wife to set down rather absurd boundaries for him to transgress.
But "The Limits of Control" affirms that at 56 he remains open as ever to experimentation, perhaps even to new ways of making and seeing movies.
And yet management guru Peter Drucker suggests, "Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations". So how can we consistently bring out the best in others at work? "Strengths coaching affirms our untapped potential rather than the limits of what we can do.
The gesture nicely epitomizes the project of the Convivio, a vernacular discourse which defines for its lay audience the limits of political and scholastic authority, and affirms the autonomy and potential dignity of individual human reason.
I would affirm the decision of the District Court, without prejudice, if other factors permit, to re-indictment within the limits of the original charge.
The Court affirmed the constitutionality of limits on campaign contributions, stating that they "serve[d] the basic governmental interest in safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process without directly impinging upon the rights of individual citizens and candidates to engage in political debate and discussion".
The studies' findings affirm the benefits of regulatory efforts aimed at limiting exposure to both ozone and PM2.5.
Justice Scalia went out of his way to affirm the constitutionality of the pre-1984 federal system, which allowed judges to give sentences within wide statutory limits.
