Sentence examples for were to be finite from inspiring English sources

René Descartes argued that if the speed of light were to be finite, the Sun, Earth, and Moon would be noticeably out of alignment during a lunar eclipse.

Indeed, on the functional account of Spinoza's ontology mentioned in section 2 above, what it is to be a finite mode is to be an incomplete way of conceiving God.

When Irigaray says that human nature is two, she does not mean that there are two fixed sexual substances, but that to be natural is to be embodied, finite, divided, that the fundamental character of nature is growth through differentiation.

Although the details of Maimon's answer to this problem remain obscure, the kernel of his position can be found in his analysis of what it is to be a finite cognizer.

The aim of salvation in Buddhism, however, is to be released from finite life itself.

But this unbounded capacity is to be achieved by finite means.

In practical application, the number of modes is to be limited to a finite size.

Fortunately, to have even a speck of consciousness is to be connected to the finite consciousness that supports life, evolution, creativity, and intelligence.

When this model is to be implemented in a finite element model, the model parameters as described in the results section can best be chosen.

In particular, if the domain of an AEM-model has only finitely many atoms, the domain itself is bound to be finite.

The Marshall Plan was also devised to be finite in cost and duration.