Sentence examples for mere thoughts from inspiring English sources
Aristotle mentions it explicitly as an aporia or difficulty that must be resolved (On Memory and Recollection 1, 450a25 ff).. Certain Stoics speak of certain objects as immanent, as literally present, "in thought" (what they call ennoêmata), while later thinkers use the phrase "existing in mere thoughts alone" (en psilais epinoiais monais) to characterize merely intentional objects.
A traditional rule in criminal law holds that there can be no crime unless the defendant committed some act: mere thoughts, no matter how horrific, are not sufficient.
(And might another psychologist find something to admire in a person who quiets his mind with mere thoughts of the Internet?) I wondered whether other habits of cultural consumption were considered pathological enough to inspire tests.
The idea here is that we can have emotional responses to mere thoughts.
By reading brain waves the headset makes it possible to control virtual objects, even physical electronics, with mere thoughts.
He never actually touched a woman, and his defense attorneys argued that he was being penalized for his mere thoughts.
The mere thought of it is profane.
She grimaced at the mere thought.
The mere thought of that is unbelievable.
The mere thought made me tremble.
And the mere thought of being disappointed by it?
