Does it consist of a set of attributes?
WHAT is Englishness, and in what does it consist?
If Annie and Jay have a shared sensibility to go with their physical compatibility, what does it consist of?
Underlying this dispute was a perceived basic dichotomy, not confined to mathematics but pervading all nature: is the universe made up of discrete atoms (as the philosopher Democritus believed) which hence can be counted, or does it consist of one or more continuous substances (as Thales of Miletus is reputed to have believed) and thus can only be measured?
Or does it consist of grasping that the proposition is necessarily true?
Nor does it consist in sending aid to victims of war, famine, or natural disasters.
For 'Abd al-Latif, as for al-Farabi's Plato, philosophical research begins with an investigation of what constitutes the perfection of man as man, which does not consist of a healthy physique, a pleasant face, noble descent, a large group of friends and lovers; nor does it consist in riches, glory, or power, since none of this is able to make man fully and truly happy.
And underlying this dispute is a more fundamental disagreement still about the nature of the good, which the rational person is assumed to pursue: does it consist in zero-sum goods like wealth and power (and the pleasures assumed to depend on them), or in goods which might be attained in a cooperative rather than a pleonectic way?
Fundamentally, it comes down to how we define the population with alcohol dependence does it consist of only those who are seen in treatment or does it comprise everyone who meets criteria for alcohol dependence in the general population?
The web-based, computer-tailored intervention we developed is called 'Bewust eten, hoe doe je dat?'Consciousous eating, how do you do it?') and consists of four modules: fruit, vegetables, high-energy snacks and (saturated) fat.
