Category: Philosophy

What important things happened in the Renaissance? The Renaissance was a cultural, scholarly, and socio-political movement which stressed the rediscovery and application of texts and thought from classical antiquity. It brought new discoveries in science; new art forms in writing, painting, and sculpture; and state-funded explorations of distant lands. What were the 5 causes of […]

What does a backwards Z mean? zess What does a backwards 3 mean? Backwards 3: In the Latin term the reverse 3 is translated as Epsilon in the lower case. It also symbolizes Ampersand, or the 3 text in reverse. That’s what is called reverse letter E, or reverse amount 3. That’s a Letter from […]

What is a sign argument? Argument by Sign. Argument by sign asserts that two or more things are so closely related that the presence or absence of one indicates the presence or absence of the other. This is in some ways a type of tightly linked cause and effect reasoning that has more certainty. What […]

What is IPC 27? Section 27 in The Indian Penal Code. 27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant. —When property is in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk or servant, on account of that person, it is in that person’s possession within the meaning of this Code. What are the ingredients of […]

What year did St Augustine convert to Christianity? 386 What caused Augustine’s conversion? In late August of 386, at the age of 31, having heard of Ponticianus’s and his friends’ first reading of the life of Anthony of the Desert, Augustine converted to Christianity. As Augustine later told it, his conversion was prompted by hearing […]

Did France ever rule England? We think of England as part of an island but at times kings ruled over what we know is England and large parts of what we know as France. Most of England was under French control from 1216 -1217 when the barons declared Price Louis of France to be King […]

What is the meaning of unaccustomed? 1 : not customary : not usual or common. 2 : not habituated —usually used with to. What is another word for Harden? What is another word for harden? solidify set densify ossify thicken toughen brace clot coagulate concrete What does toughen mean? : to make tough. intransitive verb. […]

What was Mary Wollstonecraft ideal form of government? She rejected artificial distinctions of rank, which she believed hampered human flourishing, and also favoured republicanism over hereditary monarchy as the ideal form of government. Who was Mary Wollstonecraft friends with? At Joseph Johnson’s weekly Tuesday dinners Mary Wollstonecraft met a number of radical thinkers: Thomas Paine, […]

What is the meaning of belligerent? belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. What is the root word of bellicose? Bellicose is from Latin bellum “war.” A near synonym is belligerent, […]

What is a slow hunch? In his TED talk here (and his book), he explains that good ideas do not come as epiphanies, but rather arrive slowly and through a long process of hypothesis testing. Johnson calls this “the slow hunch” theory: a great idea slowly fades into view over a long period of time. […]