Sentence examples for noble discipline from inspiring English sources

But cynicism toward this noble discipline has long been the favored way of avoiding serious engagement with difficult philosophical questions.

Spool forward to ITV2, the present day, as television psychologist Geoffrey Beattie brings his noble discipline to bear on the eponymous heroine of Ghosthunting with Katie Price.

By contrast, Aristotle's followers, especially those belonging to the scholastic camp, were merely a bunch of frauds: "Let us ignore all these Aristotelians and return to Aristotle, the author of such a noble discipline [i.e., philosophy], and to Cicero, who tries to emulate Aristotle's teaching and to imitate him" (Ramus, Collectaneae praefationes, epistolae, orationes, p. 299).

(Pufendorf 1996, p. 194; Hochstrasser 2000) The founder (in the sense of first practitioner) of this so-called "noble discipline of natural law" was according to Pufendorf "the incomparable Hugo Grotius," who "set out to construct a work wherein he was not ruled by the influence of his precedessors" and that resisted the fragmenting tendencies of discrepant opinions.

However small the number of candidates may be, its demise is a tragedy for a noble academic discipline with a centuries-old pedigree, which feeds into so many cultural and economic endeavours, enriching and strengthening our nation.

In the 19th century, mountain climbers were guided by noble principles of discipline, self-denial, cooperation and romanticism.

A space of rigor and discipline, of noble spirit, few words, and the best of intentions.

This is one reason why the No Child Left Behind Act, a noble attempt to impose discipline on American schools, needs revision before it merits an A grade.The premise behind the law was sensible enough.

Far from "a noble act to impose discipline on American schools", the No Child Left Behind Act has in fact transformed American education from a place where broad learning has been replaced with a very narrowly focused "teach to the test" mentality.There are a number of other flaws with the No Child Left Behind Act, but the principal problem is that is assumes educators are not doing all they can.

Like fiction's noble warriors, ancient eastern disciplines such as qigong form part of the dancers' training alongside western dance styles.

There are three noble points: honor, loyalty, and discipline.