Category: Philosophy

How does the brain process visual information? As in a camera, the image on the retina is reversed: Objects above the center project to the lower part and vice versa. The information from the retina — in the form of electrical signals — is sent via the optic nerve to other parts of the brain, […]

Can you keep a dog in the garden? The legalities While we don’t necessarily agree with dogs being kept outside, it’s not illegal to do so. However, the outdoors environment does need to be suitable for a dog to live in, and in line with the English and Welsh codes of practice for the welfare […]

Is there free will in the Bible? In the Bible The biblical ground for free will lies in the fall into sin by Adam and Eve that occurred in their “willfully chosen” disobedience to God. “Freedom” and “free will” can be treated as one because the two terms are commonly used as synonyms. Do humans […]

Why does the White Witch want humans? She fears a prophecy that four humans – two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve – will cause her downfall, and orders all Narnians to bring any human they come across to her. By the time the Pevensie children arrive in Narnia, Jadis has ruled for […]

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 […]

Is Shakespeare a humanist? Shakespeare himself can be understood as the ultimate product of Renaissance humanism; he was an artist with a deep understanding of humanity and an uncanny ability for self-expression who openly practiced and celebrated the ideals of intellectual freedom. How is the Mona Lisa an example of humanist art? The Mona Lisa […]

How was Martin Luther King influenced by Thoreau? The American tradition of protest, strongly influenced by Thoreau’s writing on civil disobedience, includes the notion of nonviolent, direct action. Martin Luther King, “fascinated” and “deeply moved” by Thoreau’s essay, built upon the work of both Thoreau and Gandhi (3). Why did Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience […]

What is a weak negative correlation? A negative correlation is a relationship between two variables that move in opposite directions. In other words, when variable A increases, variable B decreases. A negative correlation is also known as an inverse correlation. As another example, these variables could also have a weak negative correlation. Is it possible […]

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 […]

Which of the following is an example of phenotype? Phenotype, all the observable characteristics of an organism that result from the interaction of its genotype (total genetic inheritance) with the environment. Examples of observable characteristics include behaviour, biochemical properties, colour, shape, and size. What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous? Homozygous and heterozygous are […]