moral-philosophical

As the Discworld series progressed, this internal story reason for not using magic gave way to a moral-philosophical argument, a transition which coincided with a shift of focus from one kind of magical practitioner--the wizards of Unseen University--to another--the witches of Lancre and the Ramtops mountains, led, however unofficially, by Granny Weatherwax.

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Abigail Nussbaum 2006

The novels' plots are sublimated to this theme, internal story logic giving way to Pratchett's moral-philosophical agenda.

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Abigail Nussbaum 2006

As the Discworld series progressed, this internal story reason for not using magic gave way to a moral-philosophical argument, a transition which coincided with a shift of focus from one kind of magical practitioner--the wizards of Unseen University--to another--the witches of Lancre and the Ramtops mountains, led, however unofficially, by Granny Weatherwax.

Archive 2006-11-01 Abigail Nussbaum 2006

The novels' plots are sublimated to this theme, internal story logic giving way to Pratchett's moral-philosophical agenda.

Archive 2006-11-01 Abigail Nussbaum 2006

Orthodox religion is a mistake, but a kind of moral-philosophical Deism (something of the Wolmar type) is highly extolled.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

Aside from the moral-philosophical reasons for wanting to eschew IE6, there is real cost in implementing and maintaining-particularly in maintaining-each and every hack you put into your codebase.

Monday By Noon 2009

As a moral-philosophical matter, the column argues that one might distinguish different abortion methods from one another but that "partial-birth" is an unpersuasive basis for doing so.

Dorf on Law Sherry F. Colb 2008