Sentence examples for by appearances of things from inspiring English sources
Both the context in Diogenes, and the obvious implication of the words themselves, suggest that here too Timon is making the same point: for practical purposes it is both possible and legitimate for Pyrrhonists to let themselves be guided by appearances of things, even while they rigorously refrain from attributing definite characteristics to those things in their real nature.
Following Gregory of Nyssa, Eriugena holds that the sensible, corporeal, spatio-temporal appearances of things are produced by the qualities or 'circumstances' of place, time, position, and so on, which surround the incorporeal, eternal essence.
Do not be carried along inconsiderately by the appearance of things, but give help to all according to thy ability and their fitness; and if they should have sustained loss in matters which are indifferent, do not imagine this to be a damage.
Her actions throughout continue to spring from the feelings elicited by the shallow appearance of things, making for an enlightening meditation on loss and individualism.
The residual impressions left by distortion (literally "perfumings" Sk. vāsanā) explain the mere appearance of things as real.
Jewish thinkers often considered natural science a mere system of hypotheses, which was capable of grasping only the superficial appearance of things, and was subordinate to the absolute truth offered by the Torah.
Sometimes the appearance of things that could go wrong is stronger than the things that actually do go wrong.
Anaxagoras explained the obvious contrary appearance by a "principle of dominance and latency" (see Mourelatos 1986) which asserted that some qualities were dominant in their contribution to the behavior and appearance of things.
This "internal wiring" gives local ecosystems the appearance of being things separate from other things at the same scale and at the same time (Salthe 1985).
As Americans, we are obsessed by the looks of things, especially as appearance dictates a scale of human value based on sexual attractiveness and power.
