Sentence examples for mere modes from inspiring English sources

His chief innovation was the creation of a utilitarian car for the masses, the Model T, but as he grew older he failed to accept that cars had evolved beyond mere modes of transport.

But the "persons" in this theory are not mere modes; they are truly substances and selves, and there are (at least) three of them, though each is counted as the continuation of the one(s) preceding him.

Just as, in some places, Descartes treats bodies are mere modes of a single extended substance, so, for Spinoza, all individuals both bodies and minds are modes of a single substance.

Like theories that reduce these "persons" to mere modes of a self, Leftow's theory has it that what may appear to be three selves actually turn out to be one self, God.

Yet, it is a gross underestimation to call Vapur a mere mode of transport.

These teachings arguably assume the Son to be a self, and not a mere mode of a self, and to be a different self than his Father.

But no mere mode could be the same self as anything, and the New Testament seems to teach that this man was sent by another self, God.

Theories such as Ward's (section 1.3 above), which make the Son a mere mode, make him not a self at all, whereas Leftow's theory (section 1.4 above) makes him a self, but the same self as his Father.

It is the view that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are mere manifestations, modes, or roles played by the one and only God.

As driving has evolved from a mere way to get around to a mode of life, sales of passenger cars in China have grown by 20percentto30percentcent per year since 2005.

At the same time, from an engagement standpoint, the overwhelming majority of entities on social media are in mere reactive mode -- addressing mentions as they come through.