Category: Philosophy

Do we need certainty? The need for certainty is one that is embedded in each of us We need a sense of certainty in our lives in order to experience a sense of order, emotional health, and well-being But for many of us, our need for certainty becomes absolute and begins to impact our lives […]

Can a Japanese understand Korean? No. Most Japanese people do NOT speak Korean. However, the English language is a required subject in the Japanese secondary education; although English education has not gone very well for Japanese people, in general, most people can understand at least a little bit of English (except, of course, the very […]

Is it bad to watch movies on your phone? Watching Movies on Your Smartphone Is Bad for Your Health Ergonomically, there is no comfortable way to watch a movie on your phone. Even if you are sitting in a chair custom-built to accommodate you, you’ll strain your neck trying to look at your phone. And […]

What is an example of a weak analogy? Weak analogy Example: “Guns are like hammers—they’re both tools with metal parts that could be used to kill someone. This is a feature hammers do not share—it would be hard to kill a crowd with a hammer. Thus, the analogy is weak, and so is the argument […]

Does caveat emptor still exist? The long-standing doctrine of American law known as caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware,” is still alive and well in the State of Florida with respect to the purchase and sale of commercial real estate (though quite dead in the residential real estate context, see Johnson v. Davis). Does […]

How did Wilhelm Wundt and William James change the study of human behavior? How did Wilhelm Wundt and William James change the study of human behavior? They looked at it from a scientific point of view The characteristic behavior that occur during different developmental periods have developed through the process of natural selection What is […]

Can I get stem cell treatment in the US? The FDA has the authority to regulate stem cell products in the United States. Today, doctors routinely use stem cells that come from bone marrow or blood in transplant procedures to treat patients with cancer and disorders of the blood and immune system. (You can learn […]

What can I say instead of way? What is another word for way? method system technique approach manner means process procedure scheme strategy What we can use instead of by the way? What is another word for by the way? incidentally as an aside unexpectedly subordinately in related manner as a by-product obiter as side […]

Do Intraverbals have formal similarity? Intraverbals are defined as verbal responses to verbal stimuli that have no point-to-point correspondence or formal similarity with the verbal stimuli that evoke the response. What is a Codic? A codic is a verbal operant in which the antecedent stimulus and response product forms exhibit point-to-point correspondence, but there is […]

What should you do if you have a reference with two authors? If you are citing a source that has multiple authors, follow these basic steps. 2 Authors: Always cite both authors’ names in-text everytime you reference them. 6 or More Authors: If a document has six or more authors, simply provide the last name […]