Essays on Science

Empiricism is a conceivable and instinctual methodology of knowledge. The most renowned empiricists included John Locke, George Berkeley and David Hume (it does not mean that these philosophers agreed with each other, in some cases they had divergent opinions). Empiricist maintains that people can only know something if they can...

Descartes' Dualism vs. Darwinian Monism Descartes’ dualism has been considered a philosophical concept that aids in the understanding of the mind-body relationship. Descartes asserted that the mind and body are two separate entities amidst the fact that they are ‘joined’ to perform a particular function among humanity. While Descartes believes in...

Telepathy: Fact or Fiction? Telepathy is the process of transferring thoughts from one brain to another. Many people argue that telepathy is not real.. Critical thinking is crucial in psychological science since it enables analysis, evaluation, explanation, and restructuring of thinking hence decreasing risks of adoption. This paper is going to...

It is true that most interactions that happen between and among people are highly irrational. This is because logic is not the only way that humans use to purvey meaning. However, when one wants to make an argument based on logic and reason, one has to break away from this...

Logical Fallacies and Their Definition Logical fallacies are defined as the methods in which a person intentionally neglects the laws of logic and fall into erroneous reasoning. They are both inductive and deductive in nature. According to Beverly (184), logical fallacies are ideas within an argument that commonly cause a mistake...

It is common for individuals to use the words mind and brain interchangeably but the question at hand is, are these two the same? The logical description of brain implies the morphological and physical structure where the mind resides. The mind refers to the sum of all functional operations and...

Teachers teaching preschool children learning English for the first time need not understand the children’s native language to know how to go about it. Many languages are taught to children just the way English is. Predictably, children learning English for the first time tend to be nervous, silent and observant....

Intense debates have arisen in the struggle for understanding climate change. The author of this article tries to address his thinking about climatic variations. He refuses to concur with the facts that surround climate changes claiming they are an apparent myth. The history of a scientist like Jean Baptiste who...

Accidents relating to self-driven cars have led to many debates among the public. This paper explores the subject of self-driven vehicles by identifying people that disagree and reasons for their disagreement in the given case study. Thereafter, an exploration of any philosophical principles applied in this case will be analyzed...

Language and Knowledge Language and knowledge are closely related when the mind faculties are examined. Language acts as a map for creating knowledge and emphasizing understanding. Each language is coded differently with the other as there are different morphological, syntactical and semantical structures in the world languages. However, something similar with...

The chief engineer contracted to build a bridge connecting the island of Manhattan, and the City of Brooklyn passes on due to an infectious wound after sustaining an injury. His son, William Roebling, also an engineer takes over to get the job done. In an unfortunate twist of fate, he...

Conglomerate and limestone are both sedimentary rocks but of different kinds, and though it is possible that they could be found in contact with each other, the possibility of finding them in contact is very low because of the difference in the ways the two types of rocks minerals are...