10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN SOMEONE'S POWER»
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1
God, Time, and Knowledge
(2) Some propositions about the future are such that it is now in someone's power
to determine whether or not they are true. (3) No propositions about the past are
such that it is now in someone's power to determine whether or not they are true ...
2
God, Foreknowledge, and Freedom
(2) Some propositions about the future are such that it is now in someone's power
to determine whether or not they are true. (3) No propositions about the past are
such that it is now in someone's power to determine whether or not they are true ...
John Martin Fischer, 1989
3
The Chambers Dictionary
in someone's power at someone's mercy; within the limits of what someone can
do; in power in office; in potentiality (Spenser): power of attorney see under
attorney; the powers that be the existing ruling authorities (Bible; Rom 13.1). [OFr
poer ...
4
Power: A Philosophical Analysis, Second Edition
Thus suppose the CIA are interested in someone's power to allow American
combat troops to be stationed in her country, and they know that this person
would initially be hostile to the idea. The CIA, however, can supply a new belief to
the ...
5
Influence and
Power: Variations on a Messy Theme
9 To give just two examples from contemporary political-philosophy scholarship
at this point: Bernard Williams (1993, 154) has maintained that ,,being tree stands
opposed, above all, to being in someone's power; and the mark of that [...] is that
...
6
Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
0 When you insure your home through us, your investment is in good hands. in
someone's hands be made someone's responsibility to safeguard; implies that
the fate or outcome of something is in someone's power; often used to refer to
God ...
7
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Hence, an event is contingent if it is within someone's power to bring about its
occurrence and in someone's power to prevent its occurrence (see Cahn, 1967,
pp. 24—27; Waterlow, 1982). The distinction between necessary and contingent
...
8
Utilitarianism, Hedonism, and Desert: Essays
in Moral Philosophy
If some act is in someone's power at some time, then it always was in his power.
For example, if I now have it in my power to plant peas on April 1, 1975, then I
have always had it in my power to plant peas on April 1, 1975. Thus: (5) If S has it
in ...
9
The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy
This is summarized in the slogan “ought implies can.” I have said a little about
these two uses in my book, but I will not discuss them further here. 5. Being in
Another's Power The third use is that of being in someone's power, which I
illustrated ...
Gerald F. Gaus, Fred D'Agostino, 2013
10
A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
Hence, an event is contingent if it is within someone's power to bring about its
occurrence and in someone's power to prevent its occurrence (see Cahn 1967:
24–47; Waterlow 1982). The distinction between necessary and contingent ...
Walter Jost, Wendy Olmsted, 2008
