7 9 These polemic discussions have only been strengthened by the recognition that the prevalence of ADHD continues to rise, 10 a fact that many advocate is the result of lax diagnostic and prescribing practices, and widening of the diagnostic criteria used to define the disorder.
This collection of writings, statements, mediations, fictions, polemics, and discussions identifies failure as a core concern in cultural production.
For me, the issues that arise from the Gospels are not due to the perceived "outlandish" nature of the text and events described within, but with people like you (journalist, "scholars") who seem to try and insert, arbitrarily, the scaffolding of science, rhetoric, and polemics into discussions concerning Christ, his life, and his legacy.
An example is the rise of Weblogs, or blogs, which are essentially online bulletin boards for discussion and polemics on any subject the blog owner deems worthwhile.
For men political discussions, polemics, ideals, plans and projects are in large measure just convenient cover.
His characters may be forced to stake out positions that don't quite jibe with their personas, but Mr. Bunin manages to explore the serious idea of how faith is discovered, maintained or abandoned by thoughtful people today without cheapening the discussion with strident polemics.
I worry that arguing in the way that Zuroff and Katz do confirms the pattern of polemic that has persisted in discussions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union for decades: scholarship is ultimately politics, and politics is ultimately a matter of being on one side or the other.
But that doesn't stop it from being a contentious topic, often dominated by polemics and politics rather than discussion and cooperation.
But once these things are on the table and one has responsibility for their discussion, the need for polemic disappears.
In the early 1750s, political changes and intense intellectual discussion led to a polemic "war"—the guerre (or querelle) des bouffons ("war [quarrel] of the buffoons").
