pre-existence


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pre-existence

[ˈpriːɪgˈzɪstəns] Npreexistencia f
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pre-existence

n (no pl: = existing before) → vorherige Existenz, vorheriges Vorhandensein; (= previous life)früheres Leben or Dasein, Präexistenz f
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And Socrates himself appears to be conscious of their weakness; for he adds immediately afterwards, 'I have said some things of which I am not altogether confident.' (Compare Phaedo.) It may be observed, however, that the fanciful notion of pre-existence is combined with a true but partial view of the origin and unity of knowledge, and of the association of ideas.
Nothing is said of the pre-existence of ideas of justice, temperance, and the like.
The doctrines of immortality and pre-existence are carried further in the Phaedrus and Phaedo; the distinction between opinion and knowledge is more fully developed in the Theaetetus.
Meunier had now a European reputation; but his letter to me expressed that keen remembrance of an early regard, an early debt of sympathy, which is inseparable from nobility of character: and I too felt as if his presence would be to me like a transient resurrection into a happier pre-existence.
This is the Realm of pre-existence and a level of non - creation.
Among his topics are the case of Jewish Arianism: the pre-existence of the zaddik in early Hasidism, the intolerance of tolerance: mahaloket (controversy) and redemption in early Hasidism, the introvertive piety of faith in R.
Chao took the pre-existence of Christ and the incarnation as a new Christological framework to interpret the person of Jesus Christ.
At the same time, the Court has framed its modern case law on Aboriginal and treaty rights with the stated purpose of reconciling "the pre-existence of aboriginal societies with the sovereignty of the Crown." (7) The Court's broad aim under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, (8) has been to chart a path towards the legitimation of Crown sovereignty through a combination of urging the Crown to negotiate modern treaties and imposing procedural constraints on exercises of Crown sovereignty that impact Aboriginal interests pending final negotiated settlements.
But given the pre-existence of the name, the choice seems more likely to have been the other way round, that the wooden shoes were meant to go with the name, in which case, it is also reasonable to suppose that, as turned out to be the case, my original reading of the name was wrong on all counts.
And you'd think someone of national stature posing as an authority on the Second Amendment would understand it does not "Provide citizens the freedom to keep and bear arms." As the Supreme Court has consistently noted for over 140 years now, "The very text of the Second Amendment implicitly recognizes the pre-existence of the right and declares only that it 'shall not be infringed.' As we said in United States v.
(31) The majority seems to construe the basis behind Indigenous peoples' special legal and constitutional status as a two-part concept: 1) the mere fact of their pre-existence; and 2) that this needs to be reconciled with Crown sovereignty.
The reports from the other hospitals demonstrated and confirmed the pre-existence of a malignant tumour before the patient started taking the medication prescribed by the Treating Physician.