We then have our one classroom scene of the episode, where we learn the merits of arguing a mind control case (you've got to love the Patty Hearst references).
For this reason and because the biosemantic program hereafter, simply biosemantics—is an unexpected and fascinating extension of evolutionary biology to a longstanding problem in philosophy of mind, it merits a close look.
This deliberate self-awareness is threaded throughout her conversation: she talks about the merits of changing one's mind, the steepness of her learning curve and growing in the job.
Pramāda (carelessness and laxity of conduct) – This third cause of bondage consists of absentmindedness, lack of enthusiasm towards acquiring merit and spiritual growth, and improper actions of mind, body and speech without any regard to oneself or others.
The alternative titles that we had in mind for this paper exemplify the problem: "The great merit of simple-minded dichotomies for clinicians" or even more provocative, "The great merit of dichotomies for simple-minded clinicians".
Williams said his company will survive, but the changes designed to address some of his concerns don't change his mind about the merits of the monument.
You can argue the merits of the list — I don't mind Shania Twain so much, though it is still always shocking to be reminded that her "Come on Over" has sold more than any single Beatles album — but I found myself wondering how Parks's music and life might have changed if he'd had just a smattering of the success of some of these "milestones".
He also reveals that only 15 days after the Sept. 11 attacks President Bush asked him to join him in the Oval Office alone, and requested that "I take a look at the shape of our military plans on Iraq," though he "did not get the impression the president had made up his mind on the merits of toppling Saddam Hussein's regime" at that point.
One of his deepest methodological convictions (affirmed in Meno, Theaetetus, and Sophist) is that in order to make intellectual progress we must recognize that knowledge cannot be acquired by passively receiving it from others: rather, we must work our way through problems and assess the merits of competing theories with an independent mind.
A few facts about the events and the overall state of mind among health care workers throughout the city merit mention.
They regard the idea of consciousness as sufficiently off target to merit elimination and replacement by other concepts and distinctions more reflective of the true nature of mind (P. S. Churchland 1983).
