By analyzing how concepts like “freedom,” “democracy,” and “peace” have changed and been used over time and in different contexts, Kozelec’s conceptual history helps us better understand political and social phenomena in contemporary societies through past and present conceptual understandings. When people use concepts like “freedom,” “democracy,” and “peace,” they don’t always...
This article focuses on the iteration-reciprocity hypothesis to explain human altruism, but also points out its limitations, including the example of a young man who lost his life trying to save a stranger on the subway. According to evolutionary theory, organisms act in their own self-interest. However, if you look around you, you’ll often see people exhibiting altruistic behavior...
Walter Benjamin criticized cinema in the 1930s for causing traditional works of art to lose their aura, and it’s a question that remains relevant in the face of modern digital advances. Today, movies are recognized as the defining artistic genre of our time, with audiences of up to 10 million people per film. However, it’s interesting to note that in the early days of cinema...
This blog post aims to understand the difference between pseudoscience and science, and to explain the distinction between scientific theories and pseudoscience, focusing on Popper’s theory of disprovability. However, we will argue that in modern philosophy of science, this distinction remains ambiguous, and Popper’s theory does not provide a clear solution. In everyday life...
Who is responsible for repairing mosquito screens in a lease: the landlord or the tenant? We’ll look at the relationship between law and contracts, examine whether the agreement is legally valid, and explore the potential for disputes and considerations for a fair agreement. If the mosquito netting in an office is old and broken, who should fix it: the tenant or the landlord? Under...
This article explains that states enforce social insurance schemes to cover individuals when they are unable to insure themselves against risk, and that these schemes serve to ensure economic equity and promote social stability. Everyone lives with the inevitable possibility of risk, so individuals try to insure themselves against it, and the market captures this and provides the right...
Metonymy is not just a linguistic trick, but a cognitive tool that expands thinking. This article explores the concept of metonymy and its impact on language and thought. Traditional rhetoric describes metonymy as a type of analogy. However, recent research suggests that the ability to use a variety of metaphors, such as metonymy, is one of the fundamental characteristics of human...
Interaction analysis analyzes the communication that occurs in human relationships based on ego states, which can help individuals become aware of their own behaviors and attitudes and improve their interactions with others to achieve better communication. Interaction analysis is the analysis of communication in human relationships based on the concept of ego states. In other words...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that enables a wide variety of objects to be networked together to share information and have automated systems, which can greatly improve convenience and efficiency in homes and industries. We all remember reading in our school textbooks as children that it will soon be possible to turn off the lights we leave on when we rush out the door, or...
Infrared sensors are more than just lighting, they’re a technology that provides safety and convenience. How are these sensors, which utilize pyroelectric materials, changing our lives? In this article, we’ll take a look at how infrared sensors work and their many applications. As usual, I walked into my dorm room after school after dinner and found no one there. It was a dark...