Sentence examples for doctrine founded from inspiring English sources

We described utilitarianism as "the doctrine founded by John Stuart Mill" but it was Jeremy Bentham who advocated utilitarianism in collaboration with John Stuart's father, James.

A doctrine founded (theoretically) on equality of outcome, rather than equality of opportunity, could never in the long run compete with the human instinct to get ahead, to go one's own way.

The modern right's understanding of human nature (and thus the broader political doctrine founded on this conception) first emerged with the birth of liberalism which was itself bound up with the emergence of capitalism.

A political doctrine founded on abstract notions about "equality" and the "rights of man", Burke maintained, is meaningless and could easily be used by those in power to justify tyrannical measures.

It is right to see Singer within the traditions of ethical universalism and Utilitarianism, the doctrine founded by Jeremy Bentham which argues on secular, humanist grounds in the interests of the greatest happiness for the greatest number - a calculation which may need off-setting by sacrifices from others.

The school of philosophy founded by him, the Mādhyamika (Middle Way), is sometimes called the Śūnyavāda, or Doctrine That All Is Void.

Religious doctrine is founded on the world of absolute Platonic values.

Although California cases have steadfastly maintained that the doctrine is founded upon "equitable considerations" (Peters v. City & County of San Francisco, supra, 41 Cal.2d 431, 431, 260 P.2d 55) and "is based on inherent injustice" (Atchison, T. & S.F. Ry. Co. v. Franco, supra, 267 Cal.App.2d 886, 886, 73 Cal.Rptr.

Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, a judge of international law, described the basis of the non-recognition doctrine as being founded on the principles of ex injuria jus non oritur: Like the Stimson Doctrine, Welles' declaration was largely symbolic in nature, although it offered some material benefits in conjunction with Executive Order 8484.

A common characteristic of both theism and religion is their reliance on faith: belief in the existence of god and in the truth of religious doctrines is neither founded upon nor defended by logic, reason, evidence, or science.

"We assert that this is a valid philosophical doctrine and in addition it is founded on a religious doctrine to which elevated status must be given by the court". He said the law as it stood breached the schools' rights under the convention and the court should use its powers to put this right.