Category: Philosophy

When you reach the top of a mountain? The transitive verb “summit” refers to reaching the top of a hill or mountain. ‘summit’ and ‘summited,’ are the terms I’ve heard most frequently employed by actual mountain climbers. When you reach the top of the mountain keep climbing? when you reach the top of the mountain […]

Was Habermas a Marxist? This is unfortunate, since according to the standard Anglo-American use of the term, Habermas himself qualifies as an analytical Marxist, and his early work was animated by precisely the same concerns as those that motivated self-identified analytical Marxists, such as G. A. Cohen, John Roemer, Jon Elster, and Philippe … What […]

Why is the harm principle important? Although some might see this as a side note, it does highlight an important point about the harm principle: the basis for determining who is worthy or capable of exercising their freedom can be subject to personal, cultural or political bias. How does Mill understand happiness? Mill defines utilitarianism […]

What are your key competencies? This page provides a list of key career competencies . Business awareness. Knows what we do and how we do it. Customer orientation. Analysis/problem solving. Quick thinking/learning. Team work. Communication. Self confidence/resilience. Judgement/decision making. Is respect a competency? Emotional Competency – Respect. You respect others when you recognize and sincerely […]

What is a quantum physicist salary? Quantum Physicist Salary Annual Salary Monthly Pay Top Earners $/td> $/td> 75th Percentile $/td> $/td> Average $/b> $/td> 25th Percentile $/b> $/td> Is quantum physics difficult? Quantum mechanics is deemed the hardest part of physics Systems with quantum behavior don’t follow the rules that we are used to, they […]

What is the tripartite view of knowledge? The tripartite view says that knowledge is a justified true belief. That means that, for someone to know something, they must believe it, it must be true and they must have some sort of reason for believing it (it can’t just be a guess). What is the no […]

How was the first photograph taken? The world’s first photograph—or at least the oldest surviving photo—was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. Captured using a technique known as heliography, the shot was taken from an upstairs window at Niépce’s estate in Burgundy. Why do we say cheese before a picture? The leading […]

Can 12v AC kill you? Car batteries can provide high currents. And yet they won’t electrocute you. The key to this curiosity is that it is current running through your body that does the damage, and not the maximum current that a battery can provide. How many volts does it take to kill a rat? […]

How do you become a Zen Buddhist? 12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk Do one thing at a time. This rule (and some of the others that follow) will be familiar to long-time Zen Habits readers. Do it slowly and deliberately. Do it completely. Do less. Put space between things. Develop […]

What is the difference between liberalism and realism? Whereas realism deals mainly with security and material power, and liberalism looks primarily at economic interdependence and domestic-level factors, constructivism most concerns itself with the role of ideas in shaping the international system; indeed it is possible there is some overlap between constructivism and What is theory […]