Sentence examples for contemplation of truth from inspiring English sources
James Schamus, is a paean to what a liberal-arts education should be about — the appreciation and contemplation of truth and beauty.
Still, in these passages, Aristotle continues to talk about integrating contemplation of truth within the context of a human life.
The quiet and sedate Soul is most fit for the Contemplation of Truth, as the calmest Weather is commonly the most serene" (Two Treatises in Treatises upon Several Subjects 353).
This might be read as limiting our happiness to the contemplation of intellectual truths of the sort announced in Part Four of the Discourse; however, Descartes makes it clear that he sees the search for truth as having a practical import as well.
When Socrates' contemplation of mathematical truths is disrupted by an intense desire for food, it does not seem to be the case that it is one thing (say, his soul) that has been doing the contemplating and another thing (say, his body) that now wants to get something to eat.
And "Lie to Me" — an Almodóvarish title — burrowed into the displacement of travel and the contemplation of lies and truth.
Reading about how "This American Life" allowed Daisey's fabrications to be broadcast, I was reminded of Johnathan D'Agata's recent book, "The Lifespan of a Fact," which has inspired controversy and contemplation about this exact issue of truth versus fact (not to mention a wonderful blog post by my colleague Hannah Goldfield).
He found it easier to settle into a modest literary career and to gripe about the laurels he was denied than to apply his gifts to the contemplation of difficult and possibly disappointing truths.
Endless truths destroy the notion of truth.
