| If they are killed, they are at any rate killed in virtue of what they are doing. |
| That is, the objection claims that individual things are individual in virtue of features that contingently characterize them, which confuses things with their features. |
| Put simply, if we come to interpret a sign as standing for its object in virtue of some shared quality, then the sign is an icon. |
| By contrast, in virtue of their asymmetric and hence oriented form, regression equations invite causal readings even more strongly. |
| It is reasonable to suppose that he deserves a harsh penalty in virtue of his evil behavior. |
| When circumstances prevent it from being received in the visible form, then it is received interiorly in virtue of the desire for it. |
