Sentence examples for task of conception from inspiring English sources

Daniel Dennett thinks those who accept the conceivability of zombies have failed to imagine them thoroughly enough: 'they invariably underestimate the task of conception (or imagination), and end up imagining something that violates their own definition' (1995, p. 322. Marcus 2004 makes a related point).

In TCA we find Habermas's conception of the task of philosophy and its relation to the social sciences a conception that still guides much of his work.

The task of developing this more general conception of the efficient cause falls to the metaphysician, whose investigations transcend the concerns of any of the particular sciences, e.g., natural philosophy.

These aim to increase efficiency and standardisation through the separation of conception and execution of tasks, and the institution of 'one best way' determined by scientific procedures [ 14].

For ease of reference, let us call this the "traditional" conception of the task of a theory of explanation.

According to the maximizing conception, the fundamental task of practical reason is to determine which course of action would optimally advance the agent's complete set of ends.

They demonstrated a clarity of conception and an elegant simplicity of execution that made a hard task look easy.

In line with such a conception, Hegel sometimes referred to the task of philosophy as that of recognising the concept (Der Begriff) in the mere representations (Vorstellungen) of everyday life.

The parties in the original position are presented with a list of the main conceptions of justice drawn from the tradition of social and political philosophy, and are assigned the task of choosing from among these alternatives the conception of justice that best advances their interests in establishing conditions that enable them to effectively pursue their final ends and fundamental interests.

Understanding the fundamentals of gas solid fluidized beds and, in general, multiphase flows has been a significant task since the conception of gas solid fluidization and fluid particle systems.

At the moment of conception.