10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBTUSENESS»
Discover the use of
obtuseness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
obtuseness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
On the other side of the island, swathed at midday with mirage, defended by the
shield of the quiet lagoon, one might dream of rescue; but here, faced by the
brute obtuseness of the ocean, the miles of division, one was clamped down, one
...
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The Gospel According to Mark
The episode that follows (8:14-23) shows that the disciples have a parallel
obtuseness. Mark dramatizes this in several ways. First, he quotes Jesus warning
them against "the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod" (8:15).
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Prefaces: Writing Sampler
The opposite of this is that philosophy is so sagacious that it cannot comprehend
my obtuseness. These opposites are mediated into a higher unity, that is, a
common obtuseness. Amazingly enough, then I still slip in. Or is it not so, does
not ...
Søren Kierkegaard, Todd W. Nichol, 1997
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The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text
Jesus' attempt to provide that enlightenment, set over against the continued
obtuseness of the disciples, will be a major theme of Act Two of Mark's gospel,
now about to begin. At the same time the metaphor of deafness recalls the
recently ...
Obtuseness of the head. 33 34. Dizziness of the head, with inability to recollect. [
Fz.]. 34 35. Obtuseness of the head, with very limited power of thinking. [JOERG,
Mater, z. e. Kuenft. Heilm. Lehre.7} 35 36. Head muddled, as from intoxication, ...
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Virtues of the Mind: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Virtue ...
Some examples of intellectual vices are as follows: intellectual pride, negligence,
idleness, cowardice, conformity, carelessness, rigidity, prejudice, wishful thinking,
closed-mindedness, insen- sitivity to detail, obtuseness,40 and lack of ...
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski, 1996
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Hypothesis on Ulysses. A New Look on Odissey
When I think of Poseidon I think of all the forms of obtuseness, unfairness and
domination that can damage everyone's life, including mine. I think of the
obtuseness of the judges who condemn Socrates to death with the accusation
that he has ...
8
Creation-covenant Scheme and Justification by Faith: A ...
Rom 11,8 is a conflation of Deut 29,4 and Isa 29,10,326 texts which ascribe
Israel's obtuseness to God's action: <<God gave them a sluggish spirit, eyes that
would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this day»327. Paul includes
in ...
Mary Sylvia Chinyere Nwachukwu, 2002
Although acuteness strategies are especially prized by pedagogues, obtuseness
strategies are arguably the more persuasive fulcra. Major conceptual change
requires a subversion of "presuppositions," which may be defined as those ...
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The Christ and the Spirit: Collected Essays of James D.G. Dunn
For once again their obtuseness is underlined by a reference to the feeding of the
five thousand and the feeding of the four thousand, and the pericope ends with
the words of Jesus ourcce owiexe; but it is impossible to bring 10: 10 under the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBTUSENESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
obtuseness is used in the context of the following news items.
Kerry: Any action by Israel would provide justification for Iran's …
... nuclear pursuit aren't why Iran thinks it needs the bomb, and to make that kind of statement is either willful obtuseness or astounding naïveté. «Hot Air, Jul 15»
Phoenix Is a Devastating Spin on Vertigo
Thanks to Johnny's obtuseness, the film goes on a mite long. But Zehrfeld — who acted opposite Hoss in Barbara — keeps you guessing about ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
Trump and the Chattering Class
The media is once again displaying its obtuseness about the doctrines of Islam. Journalists act baffled as to how a devout Muslim could ever ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
Essay calls for a new strategy to protect faculty rights
... they depend on research and teaching achievements that come from persistence, security, obtuseness, heretical thinking and collaboration. «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
ArtsBeat | 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Everywhere You Look, Love …
... and callous, particularly when she shakes off Libby's anger and pain with uncharacteristic obtuseness: “This is not something that I did to you. «New York Times, Jul 15»
How we view the fetus
In my own pregnancies, ultrasounds were underwhelming; I confess obtuseness in deciphering those black-and-white prints. I did not need a ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
The Greek crisis represents the humiliation of European democracy
Yet, the European obtuseness is to maintain the belief in this ideology: because Germany succeeded, everyone else in Europe has to manage ... «EUROPP - European Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
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Whether you regard Mark E Smith's ongoing journey as a repetitive “emperor's new clothes” of garageland obtuseness or as prole art threat ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
Cartel Land exposes bleak irony of the War on Drugs
This obtuseness is embodied by a group of Arizona militiamen who spin yarns of concerns about their security and safety while ensconced ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
UN Human Rights Report On Gaza: A Moral Travesty
There is something more basic here beyond the moral obtuseness that leaves Israel in an impossible situation. That is the message it sends to ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
