Category: Philosophy

What is the difference between Rather and rather than? Rather as a single word is an adverb. Students should not confuse would rather…than with the two-word preposition rather than, which never separates and has the meaning of instead of. What does but rather mean? on the other hand What does would rather mean? —used to […]

Is Iceland a rich country? The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. In 2011, gross domestic product was US$12 billion, but by 2018 it had increased to a nominal GDP of US$27 billion. With a population of 350,000, this is $55,000 per capita, based on purchasing power parity (PPP) estimates. What […]

Where do humans tend live? 1 billion people live in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe, 1 billion in Africa and 4 billion in Asia. What are the four most concentrated areas of the world’s population? East Asia, South Asia, Europe and Eastern North America contain the four major concentrations of population. If we look […]

Is trespassing a violent crime? Criminal trespass is related to burglary but is generally considered to be a less serious crime. It’s often a misdemeanor or an infraction. In many states, though, it can even be a felony. Generally, criminal laws provide stiffer penalties for illegally entering a residence than for other types of trespass. […]

Can hypnosis trigger psychosis? In this paper a number of issues arising from the case are critically examined; included are the propositions put forward by the prosecution that the hypnotic state is similar, psychologically and neurophysiologi- cally, to that of schizophrenia, and thereby, because of its very nature, hypnosis can increase … Can schizophrenics be […]

Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche? In 1883 Nietzsche coined the phrase Wille zur Macht in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. There is will to power where there is life and even the strongest living things will risk their lives for more power. This suggests that the will to power is stronger than the will to survive. […]

What is a passing grade in Tok? Each IB subject is assessed on a scale of 1 – 7 with a score of 4 considered a “passing grade”. How long should my tok presentation be? TOK presentation is done individually, in pairs or in groups of three. TOK presentation must be delivered in a language […]

Who entered the ark with Noah? On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark. Which son of Noah did the Israelites come from? Abraham, the patriarch of the Hebrews and Arabs, was one of the descendants of […]

What is the meaning of supposedly? as is supposed How do you use supposedly? Supposedly sentence example from the town, is supposedly British, of unknown date. Incidentally, he supposedly came on the radar as a result of a tip from this man or woman everyone’s read about; the so-called psychic tipster person. It made her […]

What is the law of gravity in simple terms? a law stating that any two masses attract each other with a force equal to a constant (called thegravitational constant) multiplied by the product of the two masses and divided by the square of the distance between them. What is the value for gravity? 9.8 m/s2 […]