Whereas nature, according to this view, can be thoroughly explained in completely objective terms, human activity, and human beings generally, can be understood only in terms of inherently subjective beliefs, desires, and reasons.
The administration's stand can be understood only in the narrowest political sense.
In Sontag's case, the movie criticism can be understood only as part of a life-long obsession.
Perhaps, as Kierkegaard said, life can be understood only backward, and I couldn't get used to the world in reverse.
Thus, the first tenet of Maddenism: a football game can be understood only by analyzing all its complexity.
By Joan Acocella Narcissists believe that they are special and can be understood only by special people.
They believe that they are special and can be understood only by special people, of high status.
Ms. Hadid's vision is an outgrowth of that vision: her buildings can be understood only as part of a more continuous urban pattern.
These are the primary Darwinian themes of the second half of the 20th century, and can be understood only in the context of Bill's contributions.
Most folk would want to say that suffering is unpleasant and destructive and can be understood only as something to be avoided.
"The excitement in the sixties over each new Dickens can be understood only by people who experienced it at that time," Terry wrote in her autobiography.
