This conception, he argues, ignores or undervalues the fact that children are, for example, better able to learn a second language, or paint an aesthetically worthwhile picture, or conceive a philosophically interesting question, than those same children will likely be able to do as adults.
And while it's not impossible that my husband and I could still conceive a child, the real question for us has become: how do we want to spend our resources, our time, our emotions?
"In the societies of the West, by contrast, every aspect of life has been conceived as a question of human choice".
According to the article the existence of a technological intelligence capable of functions we can't even conceive of is a question of "when" and not "if".
Until these questions are resolved, conceiving a boy or a girl through old-fashioned sex will remain something of a shot in the dark.
To understand whether or not the "empire did any good", or whether that's even the best way to conceive the question, you have to acquaint yourself with how Indians understand their history – an investment Britain's TV historians aren't willing to make.
We decided that it was heuristically more effective to ask questions rather than to consider statements, and to conceive these questions as a pragmatic aid to guide scholars and help them reflect on their own research.
It is difficult to conceive of a constitutional question that is more about pure process.
I am offering a brief genealogy of the term because, although its semantics might suit the reflections which led me to conceive question n. 5, its pragmatics do not comply with them; actually, the current narratives developing the term mostly fall into a techno-reductionism which does not take into account the cultural and social ramifications of gender identity.
CR conceived of the research question, conducted the literature review, data analysis and interpretation, in particular the generalizability studies, and wrote the first draft.
