Category: Philosophy

Is drug testing in the workplace a violation of your rights? Invasion of Privacy Challenges to workplace drug testing policies on grounds that they violate employees’ privacy have not been successful. But while drug testing itself usually does not violate an individual’s rights, the manner in which the test was conducted (or its results utilized) […]

What does Bible say about purgatory? Roman Catholic Christians who believe in purgatory interpret passages such as 2 Maccabees 2 Timothy 1:18, Matthew 12:32, Luke 26, Luke 23:43, 1 Corinthians 3:11–3:15 and Hebrews 12:29 as support for prayer for purgatorial souls who are believed to be within an active interim state for the dead … […]

How radio frequency affects the brain? A new study finds that radio waves from a cell phone can affect the metabolism of brain cells, though there is no evidence that the effect is harmful. Volkow knew that some MRI scanners produce electrical and magnetic fields powerful enough to cause brain cells to consume more energy, […]

How are capitalism and private property related? Private property promotes efficiency by giving the owner of resources an incentive to maximize its value. The more valuable a resource, the more trading power it provides the owner of the resource. This is because, in a capitalist system, someone who owns property is entitled to any value […]

What is zhuangzi known for? Zhuangzi is best known through the book that bears his name, the Zhuangzi, also known as Nanhua zhenjing (“The Pure Classic of Nanhua”). At about the turn of the 4th century ce, Guo Xiang, the first and perhaps the best commentator on the Zhuangzi, established the work as a primary […]

Is parallelism a grammatical error? Faulty parallelism is one of the major grammatical sins in the English language. When you come across faulty parallelism, it clangs off the ear, destroys written sentences, and muddies any intention the author may have had. The previous sentence is an example of correct parallelism, but more on that below. […]

How is bounded rationality related to decision making? The theory of bounded rationality holds that an individual’s rationality is limited by the information they have, the cognitive limitations of their minds, and the finite amount of time they have to make a decision This theory was proposed by Herbert A Simon as a more holistic […]

What are nursing etiquettes? Etiquette is a code of good manners that a nurse should follow. You as a nurse should follow certain essential good manners: You should be courteous to all. Be gentle and polite in your talk. You should greet your seniors, co-workers, your patients etc with appropriate words and according to the […]

Does coal become diamond? Over the years it has been said that diamonds formed from the metamorphism of coal According to Geologycom, we now know this is untrue “Coal has rarely played a role in the formation of diamonds In fact, most diamonds that have been dated are much older than Earth’s first land plants […]

What does cogsworth mean in French? In Beauty and the Beast, perhaps most obviously, the heroine’s name, Belle, means ‘beautiful’ in French. But many of the other characters resemble their names somehow, like Mrs Potts (the teapot), Cogsworth (the clock) and everyone’s favourite candelabra, Lumière, which means ‘light’. Is Lumiere masculine or feminine? mjɛʁ/ What […]