Category: Philosophy

Who is the next Bobby Fischer? Previewing the World Chess Championship between 27-year-old defending champ Magnus Carlsen of Norway and 26-year-old Fabiano Caruana of the United States, the New York Times declared in a headline, “Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi.” iChess.net asked, “Is Fabiano Caruana the Next Bobby Fischer? … […]

Is crying emotion based coping? As summarized in Figure 1, crying may theoretically be considered a unique coping behavior, because it unites in itself both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping strategies. The first idea, mentioned earlier, is that crying stimulates the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system. Do I have poor coping skills? Become upset and […]

What is convergence in math? Convergence, in mathematics, property (exhibited by certain infinite series and functions) of approaching a limit more and more closely as an argument (variable) of the function increases or decreases or as the number of terms of the series increases. … What is convergence weather? A convergence zone in meteorology is […]

Does Dylan ever wake up control? Dylan Faden is in a coma, and he may never wake up. Is the control DLC worth it? While the core story is a genuinely enjoyable three-to-four-hour romp, and its other missions and experiences certainly make it worth the money, AWE just leaves you wanting more. And as we […]

What does miasma mean in Greek? In Greek mythology, a miasma is “a contagious power that has an independent life of its own. Until purged by the sacrificial death of the wrongdoer, society would be chronically infected by catastrophe.” An example is Atreus who invited his brother Thyestes to a delicious stew containing the bodies […]

What is the masking effect? A large-amplitude stimulus often makes us less sensitive to smaller stimuli of a similar nature. This is called a masking effect. In a sound, a small-amplitude quantization error may not be heard if it is added to a strong signal component in the same frequency neighborhood. What is a masking […]

What is horizontal picture? Horizontal photographs are photographs that are wider than they are tall. Vertical photographs are photographs that are taller than they are wide. Cameras are designed to take one type of photograph — horizontal. In photographs, our vision is limited by the edges of the frame so that peripheral vision is eliminated. […]

What are the different organism? There are different types of organisms, including -producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, scavengers, parasites, predators, and decomposers. Producers – An organism that produces their own food with the help of raw materials are called as the Producers. What is not an example of an organism? Answer: Some examples of non-living […]

Is a method of wood harvesting that clears trees in an area in two or three cuts over several years? Clearcutting removes all the trees in a given area, much like a wildfire, hurricane or other natural disturbance would do. In a shelterwood cut, mature trees are removed in two or three harvests over a […]

What is a antonym for figurative language? “figurative language” Antonyms: explicit, nonrepresentational, denotative, literal. Synonyms: nonliteral, figural. What are figurative techniques? Figurative language is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. There are a few different ways to use figurative language, including metaphors, similes, personification and […]