9 sentences with 'concept'
Example sentences and phrases with the word concept and other words derived from it.
• « The theories of the physiologist Walter B. Cannon (1871-1945), who introduced the concept of homeostasis, referring to the self-regulation of the organism through mechanisms based on body humours and fluid balance. Cannon defined "critical levels of stress" as those that would weaken homeostatic mechanisms. »
• « Kipling, the famous British Hindu writer, explains this based on the concept of absolute certainty of a new principle: They do not fear death, but they fear torture - he says - exactly the opposite of the British. »
• « In African beliefs, the concept of a multiple soul appears. At death, one of its parts would go to the other world; the other would remain close to the physical relics. »
• « Like all ideas, the concept of Western Civilisation itself has a history, one that first coalesced in university textbooks and curricula in the United States in the 1920s. »
• « Thus, before examining developments in the history of Western Civilisation, it is important to unravel the history of the concept itself. »
• « During the Middle Ages, another concept of what was at the heart of Western civilisation emerged, especially among Europeans. It was not only the connection with Roman and Greek achievements, but also with religion. »
• « Bureaucracy (which literally means "rule by office") is one of the most underestimated phenomena in history, probably because the concept is not particularly exciting to most people. »
• « The concept of these different periods was created by Manetho, an Egyptian priest who, around 300 BCE, recorded the 'definitive' history of the ancient kings and created the very notion of the old, middle and new kingdoms. »