This passage, which was resonant with themes of ecstatic, extra-mental ascent, had been important to Augustine and Aquinas Newmann); and for Ficino, it also proved a touchstone, given that themes of ascent were dear to the Platonic tradition.
Although Buried incorporates some sensitive hot button issues, from political kidnappings to execution films as terrorist tools, Cortés uses these elements more as accessible, evocative societal touchstones than major themes.
"Hill Street Blues" also had another touchstone — its melancholy, instantly hummable theme song composed by Mike Post.
This theme will serve as a touchstone in the following survey of Royce's work in metaphysics and epistemology, ethics and practical philosophy, religious philosophy, and logic.
In the language of Redish (1994, p. 802), these themes are equivalent to the "touchstone problems" of physics, problems "students will come back to over and over again in later training.
The Touchstone is a very cool idea.
These themes, Mr. Lustbader said, are "a touchstone for ancient myths".
Two other works serve as touchstones of evolution by example that concern the theme of place.
The column, "Piedra de Toque," or "Touchstone," is distributed in newspapers throughout Latin America and explores themes including literature, travel and the politics of the Middle East and Latin America.
In keeping with the theme of this essay, I would now like to point to some touchstone works of evolution by example.
