Sentence examples for grounded in principles from inspiring English sources

His natural law view understands principles of right to be grounded in principles of good; on this Aquinas sides with utilitarians, and consequentialists generally, against Kantians.

(Kitcher 1984, p. 350) The image of genetics that emerges from the anti-reductionist literature is of a two-tiered science composed of two discreet theoretical discourses, one grounded in principles about entities at the cytological level (such as chromosomes) and the other grounded in principles about entities at the molecular level (such as nucleotide sequences in DNA).

Another set of worries concerning this approach arises when we ask what reason there is for trying to ensure that political decisions are grounded in principles that everyone can reasonably accept.

If the society they live in is exclusively grounded in principles that lie in the overlap of principles, then these people will have reason to complain that the society is unjust to the extent that the idiosyncratic principles are ignored.

Like the Humean and Kantian varieties of constructivism, Aristotelian constructivism appeals to constitutive features of practical reason, and like Kantian accounts, it promises to secure a strong objective basis for substantive moral norms by showing that they are grounded in principles of reason.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

Mr. Ferrer, in a speech devoted to the transition, suggested yesterday that his own opposition to Mr. Giuliani's request was grounded in principle and that Mr. Green's decision to go along with Mr. Giuliani was a political calculation by a candidate trying not to criticize a popular politician.

But opinions not grounded in principle are like old pop records- everyone has at least one, and most aren't worth a listen.

The phylogenetic approach to detection of LGT is firmly grounded in biological principle (the same principles as those responsible for inheritance and diversification of lineages) and can be carried out in a statistically rigorous manner, although systematic biases, for example, surrounding the model of sequence change, may still intrude.

UNICEF is committed to strengthening inclusive humanitarian action which is informed by and grounded in key principles and programming approaches of gender equality, human rights, humanitarian principles and participation.

Such disability-inclusive humanitarian action is informed by and grounded in key principles and programming approaches based on equity, gender equality, human rights, humanitarian principles and participation.