Category: Philosophy

What language is escutcheon? “shield on which a coat of arms is depicted,” late 15c., from Old North French escuchon, variant of Old French escusson “half-crown (coin); coat of arms, heraldic escutcheon,” from Vulgar Latin *scutionem, from Latin scutum “shield,” from PIE *skoito- “piece of wood, sheath, shield” (source also of Old Irish sciath. How […]

How did Linus Pauling change the world? He developed the first electronegativity scale to assign values to atoms involved in “intermediate” bonds. Pauling received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 “for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances.” What did […]

What is the meaning of Moriarty? The name Moriarty is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Muircheartaigh [oː ˈmˠɪɾʲɪçaɾˠt̪ˠiː] which originated in County Kerry in Ireland. Ó Muircheartaigh can be translated to mean ‘navigator’ or ‘sea worthy’, as the Irish word muir means sea (cognate to the Latin word mare for ‘sea’) and […]

What causes a desire? Sexual desire is said to be influenced by androgens in men and by androgens and estrogens in women. Many studies associate the sex hormone, testosterone with sexual desire. What hormone makes you sexually active? Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone all affect sexual desire and arousal. Having higher levels of estrogen in the […]

What are the changes in motion? Motion is a change in position measured by distance and time. Speed tells us the rate at which an object moves. Velocity tells us the speed and direction of a moving object. Acceleration tells us the rate at which velocity changes. What are the two state of motion? The […]

What did Babism eventually become? Abrogation of Babism As according to Muslim belief Judaism is considered to have been abrogated and replaced by Christianity and Christianity by Islam, so also Babism is believed by the Baha’is to have been abrogated and replaced by the Baha’i faith. Who is the founder of Babism? Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad […]

What are the similarities and differences between electricity and magnetism? The major factor of difference between electricity and magnetism is that electricity is the outcome of the presence and motion of charges thus associated with static or moving charges. On the contrary, magnetism is specifically associated with the charges in motion. How does electricity create […]

What is a utopia What is a dystopia? A utopia is a perfect world. The word utopia was made up from Greek roots by Sir Thomas More. In 1516, More wrote a book called Utopia. Depending on the Greek roots used, utopia can either mean no place or good place. A dystopia, on the other […]

How do social learning theory and gender schema theory explain gender role development? Social Learning Theory and Gender-Schema are two major theories of gender role development. The theories provide children with the understanding of gender and the roles each gender must play thus allowing children to become better at coping with ambiguity and their ideas […]

What is the oldest age a person can run for president? Legal requirements for presidential candidates have remained the same since the year Washington accepted the presidency. As directed by the Constitution, a presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age […]