Category: Philosophy

How old is the oldest school? The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe. The Sumerians had scribal schools or É-Dub-ba soon after 3500BC. […]

Did Andy Kaufman read the entire Great Gatsby? In the movie, “Andy” reads the entire novel The Great Gatsby, to an audience. Actually, Andy never read more than the first lines of the book to an audience. Did Tony Clifton appear on Taxi? Clifton was hired to appear on an early episode of ABC’s Taxi. […]

What is a cultural commodity? As products of human labour, cultural commodities appear in different forms: unique. products or reproducible products, a non-material performance which is the object. of a direct relation between producer and consumer or a material object. What is cultural transmission theory? Cultural transmission is the process through which cultural elements, in […]

What is an example of optimism bias? People tend to overestimate the probability of positive events and underestimate the probability of negative events happening to them in the future (Sharot, 2011). For example, we may underestimate our risk of getting cancer and overestimate our future success on the job market. The optimism bias. … Can […]

Is Ted Baker a luxury brand? Ted Baker plc is a British luxury clothing retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Does Ted Baker use real leather? Ted Baker does not use real fur in any of his garments. Only skins and hides which are by-products of the meat industry are used. […]

What does the Bible say about protecting the innocent? Jeremiah 22:3 (NIV) “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent […]

Did Thomas leave the Bold and the Beautiful? There is no shortage of drama on the Bold and the Beautiful, and Thomas has certainly seen his fair share. In fact, he has had some serious health issues lately, and it is leading to some speculation that it could be easy to write him out of […]

What is the philosophy of Parmenides? Parmenides held that the multiplicity of existing things, their changing forms and motion, are but an appearance of a single eternal reality (“Being”), thus giving rise to the Parmenidean principle that “all is one.” From this concept of Being, he went on to say that all claims of change […]

What is an example of generalization? Generalization, in psychology, the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli. For example, a dog conditioned to salivate to a tone of a particular pitch and loudness will also salivate with considerable regularity in response to tones of higher and lower pitch. How do […]

What is one of the top 5 causes of accidents in the US? Distracted driving, drunk driving, speeding and bad weather conditions are the leading causes of car accidents in the United States. What is the #1 cause of accidents? Distracted driving is the most common cause of road accidents in the United States, resulting […]