Sentence examples for as contemplation of from inspiring English sources

Origen's triad was developed by the 4th-century monastic Evagrius Ponticus, who distinguished between praktiki (ascetic struggle), physiki (contemplation of the natural order), and theologia (theology as contemplation of God).

Playing homage to the kinetic art movement Maniac, is Joep van Lieshout's installation as contemplation of a future where robots have a more active role in society.

For some modern critics, Dionysius' adaptation of pagan theurgy is analogous to calling the Christian sacraments "magical", which also results in the subsumption of everything (morality as well as contemplation) to a form of magical correspondence.

A rise in experience implies "an increased awareness of what is likely to happen in the future, as well as increased contemplation of the behavior and its consequence" (Pomery et al.2009).2009

Following her move to San Francisco last fall from Stanford University, where she double majored in psychology and studio arts, she did a series of drawings cataloguing items in her apartment — from a space heater to kitchen items — "to make a portrait of my home". Her investigations "can be as local as that," she says, or as "global" as a contemplation of the human consequences of war.

She has an almost indifferent expression that has been interpreted both as satisfaction at seeing her prophesies realised, and as compassionate contemplation of the other women's grief.

DARGIS In his book "The Virtual Life of Film," D. N. Rodowick, taking a cue from Jean-Luc Godard, describes the new cinephile as "simultaneously nostalgic and future-seeking, backward and forward looking, as befits contemplation of an art form undergoing a stark historical mutation".

But as a contemplation of death, this song comes pretty close.

Rigorous debate and conversation were the norm in the Smith household, as was contemplation of religious questions.

When we make a decision based on visual input, we can consider this decision-making as a contemplation of various choices or candidates.

You probably know Swarovski for their delicate crystal products rather than such heady matters as "the contemplation of the diminishing elements of our physical world".