What is existential life coaching?
Existential life coaching is an approach which examines the client’s views towards the meaning of life. It helps in evaluating whether the client is deriving [sufficient] satisfaction as he or she journeys through life and offers philosophical resources to help improve satisfaction.
What is affirming the consequent?
Affirming the consequent is a logical fallacy whereby the arguer incorrectly concludes the cause (antecedent) because of the effect (consequent).
What is knowledge?
The branch of Philosophy concerning the nature of knowledge is Epistemology. Philosophers commonly identify three types of knowledge:
What is art?
In his book ‘What is Art?’, the Russian novelist Tolstoy wrote ‘To evoke in oneself a feeling one has once experienced, and having evoked it in oneself … ‘.
What is genetic engineering?
‘Genetic engineering’ is the direct manipulation of an organism's DNA using biotechnology to change its characteristics by adding, removing, or altering genes.
What is modus tollens?
Modus tollens (Latin for ‘mode that denies’) is a valid form of logical deduction. It is a conditional form (if-then).
What is an ad hominem fallacy?
An ad hominem fallacy (Latin for ‘to the person’) is considered to be a logical error where someone attacks the personal traits or motives of the person making an argument, instead of addressing the actual substance or validity of the argument itself.
What is democracy?
‘Democracy’ literally means ‘rule by the people’. There are different flavours of democracy but they all involve some sort of participation (or having a say) by the people in the governance of their society.
What is climate change?
Climate change is a long-term change in average weather patterns. This is natural and has always been going on throughout Earth’s history. Although often used synonymously, the term ‘climate change’ should be distinguished from ‘global warming’ (see, for instance, ‘What Is Climate Change?’).