"If the capacity of knowing, be the natural impression contended for, all the truths a man ever comes to know, will, by this account, be every one of them, innate; and this great point will amount to no more, but only an improper way of speaking; which whilst it pretends to assert the contrary, says nothing different from those, who deny innate principles.
In Byatt's words, "Jenny has this capacity of knowing exactly what you're talking about at an earlier stage than anybody else.
Readers are encouraged to continually build their personal capacity for new ways of knowing and thinking, and to purchase and read books with characters and experiences outside of what resonates with their own culture.
Historical reconstruction and explanation involves 'entering into' the motives, principles, thoughts and feelings of others; it is based on a capacity for knowing like that of knowing someone's character or face (1978b, 132 3).
It includes your level of self-awareness; your capacity for knowing your own heart, your values, desires, and fears.
The disadvantages of these probes are that the energy influx has to be interrupted by switching off the energy source or by using suitable apertures and by the necessity of knowing the exact heat capacity of the probe.
A third function or capacity of "the knowing" is discursive knowledge, here equated with understanding (A6).
And without a capacity for complexity there is not much hope of knowing even what needs saving.
Our findings highlight the potential benefits of investing in the capacity of researchers and NRM practitioners to engage in collaborative research partnerships premised on the emergence of knowing systems.
Judging by the number of knowing smiles and chuckles, half the room had visited the building before, in its judicial capacity.
