Seen this way, resoluteness correlates more neatly with the idea that human existence is essentially a standing out in an openness to, and in an opening of, Being.
Determination, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, firmness (of purpose), steadfastness, backbone, drive, push, thrust, enthusiasm, ambition, initiative, enterprise, motivation, single-mindedness, commitment, conviction, dedication; get-up-and-go.
He recounted a story to show the resoluteness of Haitians, who have endured so much for so long.
She says no, with the resoluteness of someone who takes pride in being practical-minded, in figuring out what should be done and then doing it.
President Obama's plan echoed those sentiments, but the resoluteness of his deadlines — removing American combat troops by Aug. 31, 2010, and the rest by the end of 2011 — still caught some by surprise.
If Bratman and/or Gauthier and McClennen are on the right track and this is, of course, a big if then rational resoluteness may often be the key to keeping oneself out of potential dynamic choice traps.
This person, echoing others, said that Mr. Rather's resoluteness in addressing the charges on the air was allaying some of the concern.
"This provision would create uncertainty about U.S. intentions and resoluteness, and could encourage an extremist element to take actions that could put American forces at increased risk, in the hope of triggering their withdrawal," he concluded.
Since resoluteness is an authentic mode of Being, this awareness of the possibility of death must also be authentic.
