Sentence examples for modern conceptions of from inspiring English sources
French thinkers have been especially influential in shaping modern conceptions of citizenship – notably the revolution's concept of civic patriotism (based on adhesion to common values rather than ethnicity), the notion of the general interest, and the vision of the state's enabling and enlightening power, embodied in the holistic philosophy of Jacobinism.
In his most significant works, he offered a brilliantly colored vision of how 18th- and early-19th-century common people were affected by, reacted to and ultimately organized themselves against modern conceptions of property, and the rise of industrial capitalism.
These aspects of the Jewish historian's work have dropped away, partly under the pressure of modern conceptions of scholarly detachment, and partly thanks to a greater confidence in the right of Jews to have their story told.
Drawing on a lifetime of research, Bloch analyzed medieval ideas and institutions within the context of the intricate feudal bond, which laid the groundwork for the modern conceptions of freedom and political responsibility.
This field became almost as contentious as the history of religion but was ultimately more fruitful, since it opened lines of inquiry that eventually led to modern conceptions of history.
Herder, an 18th-century Prussian philosopher, launched modern conceptions of nationalism by arguing that a man could flourish only among his own people who shared his language and culture.
In modernity, nevertheless, death is "infertile," self-contained, inconsequential; our modern conception of death does not point to anything beyond it.
Islam has failed to formulate a modern conception of politics capable of dealing with the West.
Our modern conception of "the economy" is built upon what once appeared to be an infinite quantity of oil.
That is a clear fantasy story, something that exists only in the modern conception of racial politics.
He distinguished between fatty infiltration and fatty degeneration, and he introduced the modern conception of amyloid (starchy) degeneration.
