Sentence examples for goodness appearance from inspiring English sources

We may, more modestly, appeal merely to our basic capacity to refer to pleasure, without any such sophisticated cognitive mediation — a capacity that we, Stoics, and very young children without distinct and developed conceptions of goodness, appearance, and reality may alike share.

Aristotle exploits this analogy in regarding pleasure as similarly presenting a fallible appearance of goodness differing from rational belief (Cooper 1996b/1999, pp. 101-2/269-70) and, we may wish to add, from conceptual representation of anything as good, at least in some cases.

Stampe and Oddie are both careful to hold that the appearance of goodness is something quite distinct from the judgment or belief that something is good (and thus, though this is not their main concern, they evade Lewis's formal arguments).

And likewise for appearances of goodness and dispositions to pay attention.

Christian Goths bring their inner goodness to their dark appearances.

Sidgwick suggested we and the Stoics share a conception of pleasure as involving not its goodness but only the prima facie appearance that pleasure is good.

There must have been something in your sleep-deprived, unkempt appearance that solicited neighborly goodness.

Thank goodness SAINT PATRICK and a SNAKE CHARMER make an appearance in the grid to keep them away from us.

Leibniz explained the appearance of evil in the world as consistent with God's goodness in various ways.

The cartoon style has a 1940-ish look, and the lucid, orderly appearance of the world evokes a mythic time of peace, prosperity and goodness.

And thank goodness, because right now the Eastern Conference playoffs feels like a perfunctory prelude to the Miami Heat's third straight NBA Finals appearance.