Yet if readers accept the historical context they can then appreciate that Austen is actually dealing with the much more universal moral problem of selfishness.As Susannah Carson writes in her excellent introduction, today's critics are split between those who emphasise Austen's timeless understanding of human nature, and those who stress the very real differences between her time and our own.
That new model of leadership is premised on a timeless understanding of American politics: a) that the true power of the presidency is the power of persuasion; and b) that persuasion usually demands engagement.
"We must be 21st century Buddhists, not just ritual faith and belief Buddhists -- and live our values in our daily lives, combining the development of modern scientific knowledge with timeless wisdom understanding.
They hinge on the human intellect and its ability to filter timeless values through modern understanding.
"Try a Little Tenderness," for instance, is a banal old song he transformed into a timeless meditation on human understanding.
Yet, for an affirmation that life has meaning, for a faith in ancient wisdom and timeless truths, for an understanding of who they are and where they come, people still look to the rabbi.
Practically meaning, this software (still in its experimental phase) understands when we're joking or being mysterious or just sad -- at the same time, this lack of emotional understanding remains a timeless bone of contention between many couples.
How does thinking of time as a B-series help in our understanding of creation by a timeless God?
This was a shift from the traditional notion of water as a heterogeneous element expressive of diverse geographies and histories – waters, that is – to an understanding of water as a placeless, timeless natural substance.
Part of what it means to say that God is incomprehensible is to say that though we believe that God is timeless we do not and cannot have a straightforward understanding of what his timeless life is, of what it is like to be timeless.
Part of what it means to say that God is incomprehensible, 'mysterious', is to recognize that even if we say that God is timeless we do not and cannot have a straightforward understanding of what his timeless life is, or of what it is like to be timeless.
