Category: Philosophy

How does social capital affect education? Social capital supports success and education in the form of the disciplinary and academic climate at school, and also the cultural norms and values that motivate students to achieve higher goals. Putnam (2000) states that child and youth development is strongly shaped by social capital in school. What influences […]

Is Bernard an Irish name? Bernard [Bearnard] (m) Germanic, ‘bear stern’. Bernard is used in Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally Anglo-Saxon). Are Brian and Bernard the same name? As there was no standard for old Gaelic names ‘Bryan’ alternates between “Barnabus” and “Bernardus” depending on the priest. In Penal […]

Do periods always go inside quotes? In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said. What do scare quotes mean? Scare quotes are quotation marks placed around a […]

Are there psychiatrists in Japan? Japan has a population of about 128 million, for whom there are around 13 000 psychiatrists, 13 000 clinical psychologists, 3600 psychiatric occupational therapists and 22 000 psychiatric social workers. What are the causes of hikikomori? Kinugasa 8 indicated that most hikikomori youth have schizoid personality disor- condition in which […]

Is Nathan a Bible name? Religious parents will appreciate that Nathan is a Biblical name, appearing as a prophet in the holy book and as a son of David. His meaning also refers to God, implying that God is the giver. How did God choose David? In 1 Samuel 16, the prophet Samuel was sent […]

What does the Gospel of St Thomas say? The Gospel of Thomas also suggests that Jesus is aware of, and criticizing the views of the Kingdom of God as a time or a place that appear in the other gospels. Here Jesus says, “If those who lead you say to you, ‘look, the Kingdom is […]

What if there is no author to cite? In-Text Citations: Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author’s last name and date of publication. When a work has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks, “headline” style capitalization, and the year. […]

What are the types of fallacies and example? Table of Contents Ad Hominem Strawman Argument Appeal to Ignorance False Dilemma Slippery Slope Fallacy Circular Argument Hasty Generalization Red Herring Fallacy What are the type of fallacies? Fallacies of Unacceptable Premises attempt to introduce premises that, while they may be relevant, don’t support the conclusion of […]

How do you use the word opposed in a sentence? —used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year’s model, which got only 25. They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen. I’d say […]

What is patriotism in your own words? Patriotism is defined by the Webster dictionary as “love for or devotion to one’s country”. Patriotism means supporting and loving our country even when it’s going through rough or difficult times. You still love our country, even when things are not as you desire or you would like. […]