Sentence examples for local qualities from inspiring English sources

Lewis considered it an open question whether there are nonphysical local qualities in other possible worlds.

Theme 3 implies that all local qualities in the actual world are physical qualities.

One is forced to conclude that objective chance cannot be explained in terms of the distribution of local qualities and, therefore, that Humean supervenience is false.

How is it possible to explain the fairness of this coin the fact that the objective chance of its landing heads is 1/2 in terms of the distribution of local qualities in this world?

If there is such a thing as objective chance, then Humean supervenience implies that it is explainable in terms of the distribution of local qualities in the world in question.

4. Given any possible world in which every inhabitant of that world is in space and time (as is the case in the actual world), everything true about that world and its inhabitants supervenes on is determined or settled by the distribution of "local qualities" in space and time in that world.

Medicare patients can call their local Quality Improvement Organization, which handles quality-of-care issues for Medicare beneficiaries.

But there is something about the local, quality municipal layouts that are close to golf's heart.

One of the greatest problems wasn't that they lacked skills, but that they lacked local, quality and flexible jobs to apply for.

Ms. Rizzuto said the airport would consult with community groups about the impact of the airport on the local quality of life.

Children's' centres will become a hub in every community so that all families can benefit from local quality childcare services.