Sentence examples for practical judgements from inspiring English sources

In his letter of 15 September 1645 Descartes aims to answer some of her concerns by outlining a set of metaphysical truths knowledge of which will suffice in guiding our practical judgements, including that all things depend on God (who exists), the nature of the human mind and its immortality, and the vast extent of the universe (15 September 1645; AT 4 292).

Outcomes expressed as QALYs have the advantage of allowing practical judgements regarding the value for money credentials of the intervention to be made.

Rejecting Nozick as a model, Scruton stresses that "political understanding, as a form of practical judgement, does not readily translate itself into universal principles" (Scruton 1980: 36).

He will likely need all those characteristics - practical judgement, good sense and determination - in abundance in the coming months and years.

Rosmini defines conscience as a 'speculative judgement that a person makes about the morality of his practical judgement' (C19), that is, a judgement by which individuals come to know the moral value of their actions without necessarily acting upon it.

In an article, the IMF has quoted him as saying that his time at Oxford taught him that "good policies may require something that goes beyond just economic theory or analysis - some practical judgement, some good sense".

Tunnelling is often considered an exclusive field of experts with countless years of practice mostly because of a grey area existing between design carried out with sophisticated theories and construction ruled by practical judgement.

Researchers often need to contend with such lived fieldwork challenges, which are not easily addressed through formalised research ethics frameworks, making practical and ethical judgements independently and case by case.

"Although our team has been at her side during all the proceeding initiated before the Ecowas Court, one can hardly imagine how frustrating it is for Maimuna Abdulmumini not to see yet the practical impact of the judgement," explains Angela Uwandu, from ASF Nigeria.

Her middle-class men were often crude and stupid, while the women were either incredibly practical or exhibited poor judgement, usually using poor grammar that could become vicious.

The moral judgement and practical management of one's own errors and those of colleagues is influenced by the ethical culture of the profession.