He did not hesitate to differ from "the Philosopher," as he called him, when the Christian tradition required this; for whereas Aristotle had been concerned to understand how the world functions, Thomas was also concerned, more fundamentally, to explain why it exists.
Although the System's own very existence depends upon the transition from theoretical to practical philosophy, which requires the breaking-off of Jacobi's chain of 'conditions' by something unconditioned, Schelling is concerned to understand how the highest insight must be into reality as a product of the interrelation of both the 'conscious' and the 'unconscious'unconscious
Our focus and methodology were different, in that we were concerned to both understand and formally model the "noise in the data".
Philosophers have been particularly concerned to understand what it is for a person to exhibit integrity throughout life.
"The new board of RBS, like the Government, is very concerned to understand exactly how people in the company could have made this quite extraordinary decision, clearly at odds with the principles the Government had laid out, and exactly who made that decision - a decision which was also clearly contrary to the terms of reference of the remuneration committee of RBS".
He more than any other single thinker is responsible for keeping the term 'intentional' alive in philosophical discussions of the last century or so, with something like its current use, and was much concerned to understand its relationship with consciousness (Brentano [1874] 1973).
At all times, he was concerned to ensure that he understood the precise question, and the precise premise underlying the question which he was being asked.
She added: "At all times, he was concerned to ensure that he understood the precise question, and the precise premise underlying the question which he was being asked".
Due to the recent Fukushima type accidents, it has been a concern to understand and evaluate the capability of the ICs to remove decay heat for a prolonged period without escalating fuel sheath temperature.
What feminists share, despite enormous internal diversity of perspective, is a concern to understand and to change conditions of oppression that operate along lines of gender difference.
