In particular, when Dawkins argues against "the vehicle concept," he is only arguing against the desirability of seeing the individual organism as the one and only possible vehicle.
Mr Cave's chief argument against the desirability of living for ever (even assuming it is possible) is the familiar one of boredom.
They should not be interpreted as providing evidence against the desirability of improving home energy efficiency in general.
To spend time in a Wynn casino is to realize that interior design is ultimately a "positional good"—a term coined in the nineteen-seventies, by the economist Fred Hirsch, to denote things whose value depends purely on how consumers rank them in desirability against the competition.
To spend time in a Wynn casino is to realize that interior design is ultimately a "positional good" — a term coined in the nineteen-seventies, by the economist Fred Hirsch, to denote things whose value depends purely on how consumers rank them in desirability against the competition.
The concern for predictability needs to be weighed against the moral desirability of the law in question.
The choice of management strategy will depend on the weighting of marten outcomes against the economic desirability of timber harvest strategies, willingness to gamble on climate change, and the time-frame of interest.
For one thing, Mill need not confuse desire and desirability.
Another form of bias we need to guard against is social desirability bias, which arises when participants offer 'healthier' answers to the researcher.
Rarity, or scarcity, must also be considered in the context of the material collected, and these qualities must be balanced against the degree of desirability.
