Sentence examples for philosophical expression from inspiring English sources

But in his book Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone he gives a philosophical expression – and arguably a philosophical defence – of the Augustinian doctrine of original sin.

Pragmatism first received philosophical expression in the critical group discussions of the "Metaphysical Club" in the 1870s in Cambridge, Mass.

Its exponents sought to give philosophical expression to a widely felt antipathy to the prevailing materialism and utilitarianism and turned to the writings of G.W.F.

Although there is no evidence that the earliest Daoist organization, literature, or ceremonies were in any way indebted to Buddhism, by the 4th century there was a distinct Buddhist influence upon the literary form of Daoist scriptures and the philosophical expression of the most eminent Daoist masters.

The author of The Gospel According to John used this philosophical expression, which easily would be recognizable to readers in the Hellenistic (Greek cultural) world, to emphasize the redemptive character of the person of Christ, whom the author describes as "the way, and the truth, and the life".

The Enlightenment, which was based upon a few great fundamental ideas such as the dedication to reason, the belief in intellectual progress, the confidence in nature as a source of inspiration and value, and the search for tolerance and freedom in political and social institutions generated many crosscurrents of intellectual and philosophical expression.

The latter dishonor, namely that of attempting to give quasi-philosophical expression to Japanese fascism, surely goes to the proponents of "Imperial Way Philosophy," who in fact harshly attacked the "world-historical philosophy" of the Kyoto School for being insufficiently Japan-centric (see Ōhashi 2001, 71 72).

There are a few glorious passages of Ms. Tharp's signature, tight-muscled choreography, in which angular body tension becomes its own philosophical statement, an expression of raw existential frustration.

It may be argued that in central points of his thought, such as his conception of Logos (the Divine Reason or Word)—Philo used philosophical notions as expressions of religious beliefs.

An understanding of modal logic is particularly valuable in the formal analysis of philosophical argument, where expressions from the modal family are both common and confusing.

The emergent third-order work defining the field has been focused on identifying for research and teaching, and for further refinements and new developments of, instances of philosophical articulations and expressions regarding what has been, and is, of thoughtful, aesthetic significance to persons African and of African descent.