The first or thick notion of mechanism is like a motion picture of a chemical reaction.
At the same time, formal theoretical treatments of reaction mechanisms deal exclusively with the thick notion.
While most textbook treatments of reaction mechanisms begin by mentioning the thick notion, the details nearly always turn to thin notions of mechanism.
It is because liberal democracies do not operate with a thick notion of the good that the language of rights has supplanted that of virtue.
Given the importance of the thick notion to formal chemical theorizing, why does the thin notion dominate the practice of chemistry and find expression in textbooks and research articles?
When properly qualified, liberal critics such as Stout are willing to grant the first of these claims: liberalism does not in fact operate with a thick notion of the good.
The list of thick notions of luck mentioned so far is not intended to be exhaustive, and each notion may of course be developed in several directions.
To avoid various pitfalls, it helps to distinguish thin and thick notions of luck (as suggested by Hurley 2002, 79 80; Hurley 2003, 107 109; Vallentyne 2006, 434).
Virgil, when Dante meets him, has been silent for centuries, so James lays on thick the notion that Virgil has to do some clearing of the tubes before he can achieve full eloquence.
A new study bolsters the notion that the thick, nitrogen-rich atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon was literally blasted into existence billions of years ago by comets or other objects pounding its icy surface.
