Only a human being can individuate, which is to say, achieve a destiny which is unique to him. From Wordnik.com. [No quarrel over teaching Darwin's theory of Evolution in schools in India] Reference
This is why humans don't tend to blush until about age two, right around the same time they "individuate" and realize they are not the same person as mom and dad. From Wordnik.com. [Uakari Monkey & The Origin of Blushing] Reference
Girls I immediately individuate, whether I know them or not. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
How to individuate, how to not simply be trapped in her role as The Mom. From Wordnik.com. [What's Next For ABC's "Brothers & Sisters"? NEW Pictures & Spoilers] Reference
It will be important, then, not to individuate propositions too coarsely. From Wordnik.com. [Propositions] Reference
It can also set up a power struggle as they begin to individuate themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Fish: Your DNA; Your Picky Eater] Reference
How do we categorize and individuate the entities and concepts of computer science?. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosophy of Computer Science] Reference
From birth, human beings are taught to separate and individuate from their parents. From Wordnik.com. [Does Science Fiction (Still) Matter?] Reference
For units, one will use the same principle that allows one to individuate triangles. From Wordnik.com. [Aristotle and Mathematics] Reference
Cordemoy's first question is how, on this account, can we individuate a body at rest. From Wordnik.com. [Geraud de Cordemoy] Reference
A name should be something personal, something to individuate oneself from others, IMO. From Wordnik.com. [FREAK-TV: Name Your Kid Fido If You Want - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Part of what is at stake in this dispute is how to individuate (how to count) experiences. From Wordnik.com. [The Unity of Consciousness] Reference
Inability to individuate from the herd comes from the mammalian brain, not the neo-cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Every birth a wanted birth. Oh, really?] Reference
Mallon and Weinberg themselves are concerned about how to individuate developmental processes. From Wordnik.com. [The Distinction Between Innate and Acquired Characteristics] Reference
On this account such differences are sufficient to both distinguish and individuate the objects. From Wordnik.com. [Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory] Reference
It may be held that the only good way to individuate conscious states is on the basis of contents. From Wordnik.com. [The Unity of Consciousness] Reference
And they ` re trying to individuate and develop their own -- you know, separate from their parents. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2005] Reference
Is this about their schoolwork, or perhaps part of their need to separate and individuate from you?. From Wordnik.com. [Darryl Sollerh: The Dancing Parent: Navigating Homework Hell, Part 2] Reference
In my dream, though, I was ready to respond to my father's question, his desire to help me individuate. From Wordnik.com. [Rebecca Walker: After Mom, Dad: Lily Diamond's Happy Family] Reference
That's what's wonderful of about this family -- we come together, we do stuff, but we individuate as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Wynonna and Naomi Judd Discuss 'The Power to Change' - January 28, 2000] Reference
This is because the plans themselves must be formulated so as to individuate circumstances of action using. From Wordnik.com. [Boys in White Suits] Reference
On the simplest picture, sets of central beliefs and standards serve as principles that individuate frameworks. From Wordnik.com. [Relativism] Reference
It is only in so far as dogs and tables are unified bodies that these notions can be used to individuate objects. From Wordnik.com. [Substance] Reference
The only way I individuate these feelings are that WoW has a sense of place whereas SWG has a sense of landscape. From Wordnik.com. [Memories of virtual children] Reference
The issue instead concerns a difference in how we perceptually individuate, experience, and recognize individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Auditory Perception] Reference
It is not clear even how we might individuate one such agent from another, reidentify an agent over time, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosophy of Music] Reference
There are people who can individuate in the face of harsh adversity from their peers, but not everyone is strong enough. From Wordnik.com. [SheWired.com - The go-to site for women: lesbian, gay, bi, queer, trans, straight girl but curious and otherwise identified] Reference
But this means that whether the content of a state is narrow depends on how we individuate the subject who has the state. From Wordnik.com. [Narrow Mental Content] Reference
A spouse that inspires the nuclear family member to individuate and become his or her own person is perceived as a threat. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Trice: Tiger Woods, why he might have done it?] Reference
It has been argued that there is, for Socrates would individuate his existence if he were not its recipient but its bound. From Wordnik.com. [Existence] Reference
Chemical elements would appear to support microstructuralism since atomic number is sufficient to individuate any element. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Kinds] Reference
Ontology indicates the kinds of things there are, how to individuate them and their role in framing our conceptual schemes. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosophy of Computer Science] Reference
This is an important element of the Masculine spirit, just as important as the need to assert, to focus on goals, and to individuate. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Equinox & Libra Full Moon, 2008] Reference
The CIC, then, serves to individuate substances; it is able to pick out its bearer from an infinity of other finite created substances. From Wordnik.com. [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz] Reference
Our senses provide some ground of universality; sympathy and understanding derive from our ability to individuate ourselves and others. From Wordnik.com. [Breakthroughs : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Over a two-year period, the child begins to separate and individuate, gradually becoming a distinct and complete person in its own right. From Wordnik.com. [Clinical Work with Adolescents] Reference
Unconsciously, the need seemed to be to replace a lost object—often the parent—as the adolescent struggled to separate and individuate. From Wordnik.com. [Clinical Work with Adolescents] Reference
How feeble this attempt is to individuate, is most clearly shown in their mode of generation. From Wordnik.com. [Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life.] Reference
Going after Mom is a girl's bid to individuate and gain recognition as a different, competent, and unique person. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
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