The interpretation of Aristotle's response to the sea-battle argument by this distinction probably goes back to Alexander of Aphrodisias (cf. Alexander, Quaestiones 1.4 with Sharples 1992, esp. 32 6).
It's just that his vision of suffering is so scrupulous, and so mercifully free of histrionics, that it crosses the battle line of the argument.
It's a very American battle, this argument about soft drinks and whether they should be taxed, or even if the government should be spending money urging people to be a bit more sensible.
The quiet-storm music and the doctors' array of personal problems — a custody battle, an argument over hiring a nanny, an extreme fear of commitment and fatherhood — scream 1990s yuppie melodrama.
I am in a place I never believed existed, where food isn't an issue, where I don't look at myself every day and see only the bits that repulse me, where my mind is free from an almost constant battle and argument about what to eat or not eat.
General Martins held that fighting a protracted legal battle with arguments that had already lost would damage the tribunals' legitimacy.
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In his commentary on On Interpretation chapter 9, Ammonius added two other determinist arguments to the famous 'there will be a sea-battle tomorrow' argument, making his commentary into a small treatise on determinism.
In his own recount of himself, he had brutal battles and arguments with Bill Gates.
In a speech that on numerous occasions embraced Blairite themes, Mr Cameron told his party to tackle the "big battles, big arguments" in pursuit of "a greater Britain".
