They do so rather in the terms of French existentialism - there are links between Conrad and Camus - as a form of conviction when all other forms seem worthless.
Hence, even though both faith and knowledge are considered certain for us, and even though faith, like knowledge, is a form of conviction rather than persuasion, the nature of the commitment still does have, in its own way, a subjective quality.
And they never take the form of convictions".
The conviction rate, they argue, should be the measure of success, even if there is some collateral damage in the form of wrongful convictions.
Still, in an interview at his cattle ranch outside Westhof, south of Austin, Mr. Burwell voiced concerns about the fairness of the state's judicial system, particularly several cases in which he said prosecutors seemed more concerned with scoring victories, in the form of capital convictions, than with justice.
And whereas normal research papers tend to focus solely on the science, science autobiographies rather reveal the extent to which research practices are pervaded ('infected') by the dynamics of the socio-cultural world, for instance in the form of political convictions, intimate relationships, psychic problems, fierce competition and personal ambitions.
It has the force of conviction, which is a form of faith.
Yet because Thatcher, 87, and Kuo, 44, represented two sides of the conservative disposition and two forms of the "conviction politics" for which the Iron Lady was known, both have much to teach us about the debate we need now.
The first significant victory for Mr. Wong came in the form of an overturned conviction, based on new evidence.
The law recognizes that damage has occurred under suspicious circumstances and though it sometimes can offer no remedy to the aggrieved in the form of a criminal conviction, it does offer some solace to the aggrieved in the form of a punishment and a threat to future wrongdoers.
While it's becoming less and less likely that accountability in Gray's death will come in the form of a criminal conviction, "this acquittal is in no way an endorsement of the officer's actions," said David Jaros, a University of Baltimore law professor.
