Category: Philosophy

Is religion a social science or humanity? The humanities include the study of ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, human geography, law, politics, religion, and art. Scholars in the humanities are “humanity scholars” or humanists. Is religion good for the economy? Religious practice is an efficient and effective catalyst of socio-economic growth. […]

What is the root word of implication? early 15c., “action of entangling,” from Latin implicationem (nominative implicatio) “an interweaving, an entanglement,” noun of state from past participle stem of implicare “involve, entangle; embrace; connect closely, associate,” from assimilated form of in- “into, in, on, upon” (from PIE root *en “in”) + plicare “to … What […]

Why do divers die in the Blue Hole? She maintains that most of the deaths are primarily the result of hubris. “People do 100 dives and think they know it all,” she says, “but they’re not prepared for that kind of depth. A bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing.” Many of those who […]

What does six mean in Chinese? The number 6 In Chinese people’s eyes, it means everything will go smoothly. So, when choosing telephone numbers, people prefer those with number 6s in them. Six-six-six (666) has similar pronunciation to 牛牛牛 or 溜溜溜 and is used to describe someone or something very special, cool, powerful and impressive. […]

What does it mean to talk some sense into someone? informal. : to cause (someone) to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I couldn’t talk sense to him. He talked (some) sense into her and she promised to get rid of that dangerous car. What does it mean to have good sense? : sound judgment often […]

What is the Greek word of Philo? The original meaning of the word philosophy comes from the Greek roots philo- meaning “love” and -sophos, or “wisdom.” When someone studies philosophy they want to understand how and why people do certain things and how to live a good life. In other words, they want to know […]

Who invented globalization? Theodore Levitt What is globalization in my own words? Globalisation means integrating the economy of a country with the economies of other countries under conditions of free flow of trade, capital and movement of persons across borders. It includes. (i) Increase in foreign trade. (ii) Export and import of techniques of production. […]

What Empaths can learn from narcissists? An empath needs to learn to have faith in oneself. This decreases the need for others’ approval. An empath needs to know that a narcissist is not only completely unaware of others’ emotional needs but also has a deaf ear to the pain that others are going through because […]

How do you calculate independent probability? Events A and B are independent if the equation P(A∩B) = P(A) · P(B) holds true. You can use the equation to check if events are independent; multiply the probabilities of the two events together to see if they equal the probability of them both happening together. How do […]

What is the C paradox? The C value paradox is that the amount of DNA in a haploid genome (the 1C value) does not seem to correspond strongly to the complexity of an organism, and 1C values can be extremely variable. According to this hypothesis, the organism requires a certain amount of DNA, which could […]