Practical reason, according to the vision, can ascertain not merely the means to achieve one's ends, but also the very telos or end for human beings.
All that the court does or can do in such cases is to announce its considered judgment upon the question; it can neither approve nor condemn any legislative policy; it can merely ascertain and declare whether the legislation is in accordance with, or in contravention of, the provisions of the Constitution.
Our task, therefore, so far as concerns these two petitioners, is merely to ascertain the intention of Congress.
procedures still permit assessment of gender in the event of a challenge, but merely to ascertain that a female athlete does not have any unfair competitive advantage.
The attempted inspection of appellant's home was merely to ascertain the existence of evils to be corrected upon due notification or, in default of such correction, to be made the basis of punishment.
According to Reid's construal of it, the aim of Humean practical reason is not to determine the ends that we should have, but merely to ascertain how most effectively to satisfy our passions (EAP III.iii.i: 153; cf. also EAP II.ii: 54).
Churchill asked Owen O'Malley to investigate the issue, but in a note to the Foreign Secretary he noted: "All this is merely to ascertain the facts, because we should none of us ever speak a word about it".
Her services were not confined merely to ascertaining the authenticity of the props something Hollywood studios were quite meticulous about but extended to working with the actors on their characterizations and with the director on the plot.
Washington and Seoul must now ascertain whether the thaw is merely an opportunistic gambit by President Kim Il Jong to attract economic aid or a fundamental attempt to overcome the past.
FinCEN officials say they have no answers at this stage, because they are merely trying to ascertain how vulnerable the real estate market is to being exploited by terrorists and other criminals.
