Jeffrey Toobin, in his profile of Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Virginia, explains that originalism is a contentious doctrine because its "full adoption would require the trashing of dozens, if not hundreds, of Court precedents," and that "the twenty-seven amendments (all with their own framers) created another overlay of complication" ("Partners," August 29th).
One of the most contentious doctrines presented by Greek and Islamic philosophy to thinkers in the early thirteenth century is that of the eternity of the world, the view that the world had no beginning but existed over an infinite past.
At the end, the discussion shifts to the Bible, which is contrasted with the contentious and useless doctrines of the theologians, and the final section emphasizes "the folly of the Cross," the willingness of the Son of God to suffer pain and death for the salvation of a sinful humanity.
It was unclear why the Vatican issued the document now, especially since it largely restated earlier, if contentious, statements of church doctrine.
Pope Francis has attacked conservative church leaders for buryig their heads in the sand and hiding behind rigid doctrine after a contentious meeting between bishops.
The contentious elements of Bayle's doctrine begin to surface when the debate then turns to a posteriori reasons; that is, once the question shifts away from the beauty of the theory to its ability to account for the observable phenomena.
It will be seen below, with some of the more contentious aspects of the notation, that doctrines of substance are built into the notation of PM.
A further proclamation of 1538, aiming to stop the spread of Lutheran doctrine, saw Henry VIII note that "sondry contentious and sinyster opiniones, have by wrong teachynge and naughtye bokes increaced and growen within this his realme of England", and declare that all authors and printers must allow the Privy Council or their agents to read and censor books before publication.
But they said it also reflected Mr. Jiang's desire to prevent Mr. Hu from formulating a new doctrine, even if the contents were not especially contentious.
The ruling came in one of three cases against Judge Garzón, the country's most prominent but also contentious judicial personalities, who has made aggressive use of the doctrine of universal jurisdiction for grave human rights crimes.
Many military experts and officials say that with all of the political and fiscal obstacles that Mr. Rumsfeld will face in trying to overhaul the Pentagon's war-fighting doctrine -- an effort that will probably involve contentious battles over weapons programs -- he may find it easier, less costly and less controversial to focus on improving quality of life for the troops.
