0 a belief or decision that a particular quality or feature belongs to or is typical of someone or something: --
1 a belief or claim that something was said, written, or created by a particular person: --
The ascription of the text to Gerves du Bus is questionable.
2 a belief or claim that something is caused by something else: --
In other words, our actual lifestyle must correspond with the way of life implied by our ascription of meaning (2b).
Can we deduce from the process of the ascription of meaning criteria to assess views of life ?
What thus seems of concern here is the process by which such an ascription emerges.
In the history of ideas, then, one should not assume that it's universalism that has the most to answer for, or that ascriptions of diversity should always command our admiration.
Intentional ascriptions of animation also require that the interpreter assess to what, where, and when the viewed agents may be directing their attention, as a prerequisite for determining their intention.
Claims and ascriptions of just-deserts responsibility require a foundation that is very different from the psychological and therapeutic considerations that establish the desirability of take-charge responsibility.
Put differently, the battle was never (and may never be) between abstract principle and concrete ascriptions and patriotisms, but between one ascriptive horizon against another ascriptive horizon.
The varying importance of religion in the participants' lives was evident from the supportive illustrations given to self-esteem ascriptions during the first 10 years of the study.
