Sentence examples for being of which from inspiring English sources

These universals, then, as the objective concepts of the mind, would be classified as beings of reason [entia rationis], the being of which consists in their being conceived (cf. Klima 1993b and Schmidt 1966).

Proponents of the ontological argument argue that the concept of God as an entity with all perfections or a being of which no greater can be conceived entails God's existence, as existence is a perfection and a being that exists is greater than a being that does not exist.

But it would be harder to justify the cultivation of peas and other annual plants, the entire being of which humans devote to externally imposed ends.

I have an obligation to resist all coercive claims on my individual autonomy and choice that makes me a moral being, of which a noxious exemplar is a universal licence fee.

It is here that we find the link between Marx and Freud because, where Marx talks about the objective material factors at work in history that condition our consciousness (being determines consciousness) even though we are not necessarily conscious of them, Freud argues that it is our objective unconscious being, of which we are equally unaware, that determines our conscious thoughts.

A necessary being, in contrast, is a being of which it is false that it might not have existed.

That's because the giant is, in the land of the giants, a runt, called Runt by the nine bigger giants, foolish predators who bully him and who eat only "beans" (i.e., beings), of which Sophie would be a prime morsel.

His approach focuses on well-being of which gratitude is a key component.

Monitoring typically is based on the detection of sensitive biochemical markers (e.g., proteins), the levels of which change in the presence of a given toxin, or on changes in individual "indicator" species, the well-being of which serves as a measure of environmental conditions and the health of other species.

The evolution of living beings, of which science seeks to determine the stages and to discern the mechanism, presents an internal finality which arouses admiration.

After several seemingly chance encounters, Allan remembers the package left in his room at the inn, which leads to his terrifying discovery about the people around him in the village and the existence of spirits and beings of which the villagers live in fear.