Sentence examples for compelled to affirm from inspiring English sources

Descartes maintains that when I clearly and distinctly perceive something my will is causally compelled to affirm it.

What is striking about Astell's view is that she maintains that we are as certain when we move our wills to affirm objects of faith as when our wills are compelled to affirm intuitions and objects of science.

The Meditation does contain compatibilist-sounding claims -- for example, that the will is maximally free when it is compelled to affirm truth (AT 7 58, CSM 2 40); that it would be impossible for us to be in a state of indifference if we had distinct perceptions only (ibid).; and that assent and dissent are a matter of the will being pulled and compelled by reasons (AT 7 59; CSM 2 41).

"In light of that opinion, we are compelled to affirm the District Court's order denying the writ of habeas corpus," the 9th Circuit panel ruled in a one-paragraph decision, signaling surrender.

As a Unitarian Universalist, I am encouraged by our principles to "affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person," along with "justice, equity and compassion in human relations". To me, that means that I am compelled to support the rights of all people to the basic necessities of life.

In 1838, William Reid, a British engineer who devoted himself to the study of hurricanes after witnessing the destruction they wrought in the Caribbean, felt compelled to publicly affirm his belief that the laws of nature were "designed by incomprehensible wisdom, arranged by supreme power, and tending to the most benevolent ends".

A real decision begins with efforts to see and bear all of the impulses operating in and around us at the moment — what we want, what we feel compelled to do — and to affirm life by living.

All our faiths compel us to affirm the dignity of all human beings, and to offer help to anyone in need.

Those proprietors should never be compelled to put their livelihood on the line to affirm a political stance.

A final issue to consider in the context of discussing Descartes' view on human freedom is the issue of the extent to which finite minds are compelled or drawn to affirm clear and distinct perceptions.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit consolidated the cases and affirmed the lower court's decision, noting that it was compelled to adhere to precedents in which "the Supreme Court…rebuffed requests to apply the second amendment to the states". The Supreme Court granted certiorari to the plaintiffs in McDonald on Sept. 30, 2009, and oral arguments were heard on March 2 , 2010