“Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.” PeopleHumansCommonRaceStudyConflictConceptsSpeciesTendenciesDescentFamily HistoryBiologistHuman Species Author:J. Philippe Rushton
“The two most far-reaching critical theories at the beginning of the latest phase of industrial society were those of Marx and Freud. Marx showed the moving powers and the conflicts in the social-historical process. Freud aimed at the critical uncovering of the inner conflicts. Both worked for the liberation of man, even though Marx's concept was more comprehensive and less time-bound than Freud's.” MenTwoMovingSocialProcessTheoryConflictConceptsHistoricalBoundsCriticalLiberationReachingPhasesComprehensiveInner ConflictUncoveringCritical Theory Book:The art of being Source: The art of being
“The destruction of the environment, its improper or selfish use, and the violent hoarding of the Earth's resources cause grievances, conflicts and wars, precisely because they are the consequences of an inhumane concept of development.” WarUseEarthCausesEnvironmentDevelopmentConflictConceptsConsequenceResourcesDestructionEnvironmentalSelfishViolentSustainabilityGrievanceHoardingInhumane Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Our teaching of mathematics revolves around a fundamental conflict. Rightly or wrongly, students are required to master a series of mathematical concepts and techniques, and anything that might divert them from doing so is deemed unnecessary. Putting mathematics into its cultural context, explaining what is has done for humanity, telling the story of its historical development, or pointing out the wealth of unsolved problems or even the existence of topics that do not make it into school textbooks leaves less time to prepare for the exam. So most of these things aren't discussed.” DoneStoriesProblemMightSchoolHumanityWealthExistenceEducationTeachingStudentsMastersDevelopmentConflictConceptsMathematicsFundamentalsHistoricalSeriesMathTechniqueMathematicalUnnecessaryTopicsPointingExplainingTextbooksExamUnsolved Problems Author:Ian Stewart
“Through dance, people meet demons, ward off death, shake off sin and evil, come to terms with life crises, mediate paradoxes, resolve conflict, revitalize the past to re-create the present, enhance their self-concept and body image, attract attention, assert themselves, confront the strong, and persuade others to change their ways.” PeopleWaySelfBodyPastEvilStrongTermSinAttentionConflictConceptsCrisisDemonShakesParadoxResolveBody ImageSelf ConceptLife Crisis Book:Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress Source: Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress
“We know that Muhammad waged war against the Qurayshi tribe, his own tribe, and it's from that conflict that much of the concept of jihad and verses that ISIS now uses to justify beheadings come from. A young man just told me that he went back and read this carefully [and saw] the prophet and his people were fighting the Quraysh because they were not allowing the prophet and his people to practice their religion.” PeopleKnowsMenWarUseYoungFightingPracticeSawsConflictConceptsYoung ManProphetJustifyAllowingVersesTribesIsisMuhammadJihad Author:Rukmini Maria Callimachi
“When there are conflicts of observation, when experiments cannot be replicated, scientists may then retreat to a study of the various specific observations so as to explain the conflict, in the course of which they would make use of the concept of observation, or of some specification of that concept.” MayUseCoursesStudyConflictConceptsScientistVariousExperimentsObservationRetreatSpecifications Author:Ernest Sosa
“The concept of intuition is more often used in philosophical theorizing than is the concept of observation in scientific theorizing (proportionately). One reason is that there is (proportionately) more ostensible conflict of philosophical intuitions than there is ostensible conflict of scientific observations. So much for the use of a concept of intuition in philosophical theorizing.” ReasonUseUsedConflictConceptsPhilosophicalIntuitionObservation Author:Ernest Sosa
“It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. These laws try to fix something that was never broken. There has always been a legal defense for using deadly force if - and the 'if' is important - if no safe retreat is available. But we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and age-old requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat, outside their home, if they can do so safely.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingImportantSelfHomeAgeLawForceCan DoDangerousDutyBrokenSafeConflictConceptsAvailableDefenseNeighborhoodRequirementsThreatenedRetreatSelf DefenseEliminatingIfs AndDeadly Force Author:Eric Holder
“I think that there's something in the American psyche, it's almost this kind of right or privilege, this sense of entitlement, to resolve our conflicts with violence. There's an arrogance to that concept if you think about it. To actually have to sit down and talk, to listen, to compromise, that's hard work.” IfsThinkingKindHardViolenceHard WorkConflictConceptsDown AndPrivilegeCompromiseArroganceResolveEntitlementSense Of Entitlement Author:Michael Moore
“Never has America lost a war ... But name, if you can, the last peace the United States won. Victory yes, but this country has never made a successful peace because peace requires exchanging ideas, concepts, thoughts, and recognizing the fact that two distinct systems of life can exist together without conflict. Consider how quickly America seems to be facing its allies of one war as new enemies.” IfsMadeTwoIdeasWarCountryStatesFactsSeemsTogetherLastsAmericaNamesLostUnitedEnemyUnited StatesSuccessfulVictoryConflictConceptsIndianAlliesRecognizingExchangingExchanging Ideas Author:Vine Deloria Jr.
“Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality.” ShouldSelfGrowsImaginationSelf EsteemConflictConceptsShadowFunctionEsteemDualitySelf Concept Book:Commentaries on Living Source: Commentaries on Living
“"The true Islamic concept of peace goes something like this: "Peace comes through submission to Muhammad and his concept of Allah" (i.e. Islam). As such the Islamic concept of peace, meaning making the whole world Muslim, is actually a mandate for war. It was inevitable and unavoidable that the conflict would eventually reach our borders, and so it has."” WorldWarWholeConflictConceptsIslamWhole WorldInevitableBordersIslamicSubmissionMuhammadMandates Author:Vernon Richards