Sentence examples for consideration of propositions from inspiring English sources

Some scholars (e.g., Sax 2010 and Rosefeldt 2004) think that Ryle should only be taken as attempting to show the minimal conclusion that Ginet grants: that not all exercises of knowledge-how are preceded by intelligent consideration of propositions.

But I cannot agree to delay the amendments now agreed upon, by entering into the consideration of propositions not likely to obtain the consent of either two-thirds of this House or three-fourths of the State Legislatures.

• Consideration of the proposition that victims (or their families) become "civil parties" to criminal proceedings, enabling them to have access to all relevant information in the case.

If all exercise of knowledge-how is preceded by a prior consideration of a proposition, the prior consideration is an act.

The idea is that, while consideration of a proposition is an act, and therefore can fail to be performed intelligently can fail to be manifestation of know-how manifestation of a bit of know-how manifestationan act.

If our consideration of the proposition is somehow accidental or related in a haphazard way to the performance of the act, then the act won't count as intelligent or an exercise of knowledge-how.

But the act will only count as an exercise of knowledge-how will only count as an intelligent act—if our consideration of the proposition is something we knowledge-how will isn't itself nonlyntelligent.

Try to put as many cons as the pros to show consideration of the proposition.

While discussion is beyond the scope of this paper, the "second event" theory [ 72], and the "bystander effect" exhibited by low level radiation [ 73, 74] are, newly, the basis for serious re-consideration of certain propositions previously much more widely held as true).

Shouting "Fire!" is wrong, presumably, not just because of its effect but because of the visceral way it works -- through panic and adrenaline rather than careful consideration of a published proposition.

Since, on Scanlon's view, reasons are considerations that count in favor of propositions, it follows from this theory that a desire p exists if one's attention is directed insistently toward apparent reasons to have it be the case that p. This is where the evaluative element enters the theory (Scanlon 1998).