Sentence examples for intellectual dispute from inspiring English sources

PARIS JOURNAL about the intellectual dispute that has erupted over Emir Kusturica's movie "Underground".

She seems to be taking part in some fierce intellectual dispute.

Prodded by science and intellectual dispute, the official teaching on faith and morals changes at a glacial pace, and up to a point.

The New Yorker, February 5 , 1996P. 32 PARIS JOURNAL about the intellectual dispute that has erupted over Emir Kusturica's movie "Underground".

But, as in so many such arguments in the legal battle for the White House, behind an intellectual dispute lay a deeply practical consequence.

By Adam Gopnik The New Yorker, February 5 , 1996P. 32 PARIS JOURNAL about the intellectual dispute that has erupted over Emir Kusturica's movie "Underground".

One of the many pleasures here is Mann's gift for making tangible the intellectual disputes of the militarily inclined faction through juicy tales of infighting.

When settling previous intellectual disputes, Woody Allen has been able to produce esteemed men of letters to come to his defense (at least when Marshall McLuhan is hiding just off camera).

On one level, the show is a satire of the self-proclaimed intelligentsia; the arguments among the panelists are written with a spot-on ear for the indignation, self-righteousness and defensiveness that is so characteristic of pompous intellectual disputes.

Ms. Simpson's precise ear for contemporary dialogue and her eye for social detail aren't particularly useful in these big-boned narratives, and her understanding of the psychological dynamics between men and women are similarly wasted in tales that seem more concerned with intellectual disputes than emotional interactions.

Mr. Gitai spent two years preparing "Kadosh," visiting Mea Shearim's yeshivas and synagogues, hearing the echoes of Kafka in Talmudic dialogues, engaging in intellectual disputes and soaking up the atmosphere of a life whose smallest gestures, from drinking water to putting on a garment, are imbued with divine significance.