Category: Philosophy

What does the word humanities mean? Humanities, those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human beings and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of inquiry derived from an appreciation of human values and of the unique ability of the human spirit to express itself. What do we call the methodology scholars use […]

How old is Polaris? Polaris Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox Metallicity 112% solar Rotation 119 days Rotational velocity (v sin i) 14 km/s Age 7×107 years Why is Polaris the North Star? The Earth spins on its “axis”. This axis is an imaginary line running through the Earth. We call that star the “North Star” […]

What is a simple argument? A simple argument is just a contention with a single reason for it, OR a contention with a single objection to it. Here are two simple arguments: Examples. The simple argument is the whole structure (reason AND contention). This is another simple argument, made up of an objection to a […]

What is street named after Iqbal in Germany called? Iqbla Ufer Who did first conceive the idea of Pakistan? Chaudhary Rahmat Ali Who first used the word Pakistan? The name of the country was coined in 1933 by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a Pakistan Movement activist, who published it in a pamphlet Now or Never, using […]

What is a slang word for stupid? Urban Thesaurus finds slang words that are related to your search query. dense tanga thick driddy usa stoopy dingy. smarterchild baboso yolo focus suv doofus homer simpson babo hidden hidden sarcasm redacted bad word george w. bush ignoranus men. Is Bimbo a bad word? Although the word “bimbo” […]

Is Belle based on a true story? As part of our Historian at the Movies series, James Walvin OBE, professor emeritus of the University of York, reviews Belle, a true story film about Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) and an African slave woman. What is Belle […]

Is helmeted a word? Meaning of helmeted in English. wearing a helmet: Helmeted, baton-wielding police forced back the crowd. What does helmeted chief mean? Ceannéidigh is a given name derived from the Gaelic words ceann, meaning “head”, and éidigh, meaning “ugly” or “fierce”. In some etymologies, the element ceann is given as “chief” or “leader”. […]

Does God punish those who hurt others? Originally Answered: Does God punish those who hurt others? No. There’s no God (if you ask me). However, people who hurt others are asking for enemies, and that’s not a very smart strategy for a comfortable or painfree life. What does the Bible say about forgiving someone who […]

What is the word for getting pregnant? What is another word for get pregnant? fall pregnant become pregnant become impregnated become fertilized become inseminated make babies conceive bear a child How can you conceive twins? Fertility treatment Some fertility drugs work by stimulating a woman’s ovaries, which can sometimes cause them to release more than […]

Does the wave function collapse? In quantum mechanics, wave function collapse occurs when a wave function—initially in a superposition of several eigenstates—reduces to a single eigenstate due to interaction with the external world. This interaction is called an “observation”. Can animals collapse the wave function? So no, no animals have been used to collapse the […]