Word: reflective
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Clark says he hopes that the process of interviewing people involved in managing environmental problems will get them to reflect critically on their experiences and think about ways to be more effective...
This issue of quality lies at the heart of the debate between supporters and foes of the feminist critique. What does it mean to say that a given painting or sculpture has the enduring quality of a masterpiece? Who defines this, and what biases does it reflect? Traditionally, quality has referred to the degree of excellence and accomplishment in a work of art, reflected in its form or ! content. The term is used to identify artists who demonstrate the highest technical skills and most mature or "serious" treatment of their subject matter. Works of the highest quality, or masterpieces, serve...
Chadwick, author of the recent book Women, Art and Society, and like-minded scholars argue that a work of art reflects the culture, the times and also the sex of its creator. They contend that a mostly white male heterosexual establishment has shaped the form and content as well as the critical evaluation of Western art, giving scant attention to female artists whose work may reflect a sensibility different from theirs. "The old belief held that a work of art was the same, no matter when or where or who looked at it," says Linda Nochlin, a Yale University...
Freud, like everyone else, forgot to ask the second question: What do men really want? His omission may reflect the male fascination with the enigma of woman over the mystery of man. She owns the center of his imagination, while the fate of man works the margins. Perhaps this is why so many men have taken the Mafia oath of silence about their hopes and fears. Strong and silent remain de rigueur...
...week defeated a measure that would have empowered the God Squad to settle the dispute over timbering the ancient forests. But the broader question remains. Ruling on a species' fate has eternal consequences. A political appointee's vision dims beyond the next election. Matters of such gravity ought to reflect society's broadest interests. Biologists, environmentalists, theologians, historians and, yes, representatives of industry have a claim to participate in such decisions. Some in this Administration and its predecessor have criticized the Endangered Species Act and shown a willingness to subordinate biological evidence to political expediency. Such was the case with...