Category: Philosophy

What are examples of code switching? Both in popular usage and in sociolinguistic study, the name code-switching is sometimes used to refer to switching among dialects, styles or registers. This form of switching is practiced, for example, by speakers of African American Vernacular English as they move from less formal to more formal settings. What […]

What is an example of social construction of reality? For example, your school exists as a school and not just as a building because you and others agree that it is a school. If your school is older than you are, it was created by the agreement of others before you. In a sense, it […]

Are all people equal? People are not equal, but they are of equal value. They have equal rights and are equal before the law. Human rights are also called fundamental rights. These are rights stipulate, for instance, that everyone has freedom of expression. Did the Declaration of Independence apply to everyone? When the Declaration was […]

Why cultural evolution is more or less rapid than biological evolution? Cultural evolution is expected to be faster than biological evolution because of its Lamarckian nature, and because cultural information is transmitted through different routes than genetic information What are the 4 steps of Darwin’s theory? There are four principles at work in evolution—variation, inheritance, […]

Is the Triforce a fractal? The Sierpiński triangle (sometimes spelled Sierpinski), also called the Sierpiński gasket or Sierpiński sieve, is a fractal attractive fixed set with the overall shape of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller equilateral triangles. Is Sierpinski triangle a fractal? The Sierpinski triangle is a self-similar fractal. It consists of an […]

Are schools in America still segregated? Board of Education ended de jure segregation in the United States. Why was busing a failure? “Busing as a political term … was a failure, because the narrative that came out of it from the media and politicians was almost only negative,” said Matt Delmont, a Dartmouth historian who […]

What is intrinsic value philosophy? Philosophers use a number of terms to refer to such value. The intrinsic value of something is said to be the value that that thing has “in itself,” or “for its own sake,” or “as such,” or “in its own right.” Extrinsic value is value that is not intrinsic. Is […]

What does white mean in Irish? of peace and purity Is White an Irish last name? The distinguished surname White came from England to Ireland in several different waves, beginning with the Anglo- Norman invasion of the 12th century. As an Irish name, this name has been used as a translation of various Gaelic names […]

What is a Machiavellian leader? The author’s name has been lent to a style of leadership and management associated with cynicism, deceit and guile. To be described as Machiavellian is to be insulted — it means being duplicitous, egocentric and manipulative. The Machiavellian is exploitative, competitive, and selfish. Can Machiavellianism be good? High Machs can […]

What does God say about infidelity and divorce? In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving. for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and. whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. Is infidelity morally […]