Operational definition

If you look a word up online there is a possibility that you could wind up finding about three different versions of the word, and that doesn’t even include the slang versions of a word. Imagine we found another world with similar substances as there are on Earth, but they all had different names. This could potentially create a barrier in communication. Hilary Putnam thought he could solve an issue like this by creating what he called natural kind terms. Even if you can buy into Putnam’s theory…

Wilderness has many definitions, and they tend to change through time. Back when we were still exploring this country, it was seen as an evil place where it is hard to survive. This was until later on when we realized the potential abundance of resources that wilderness has to offer us. Once we started using and abusing the wilderness and its resources, there was a shift in definition from a place of resources to a place of beauty and rarity. Today, wilderness is defined as an area of land 5,000…

The definition of quality. I would define quality as a dependable product or service that meets or exceeds ones expectations and standards. In regards to a product, one would expect that a quality product would be build with the best materials, the best design, and the greatest attention to details. One would also expect that a quality product would last. Similarly, one would expect that quality service would provide the best materials, and would pay the closest attention to the detail of…

In this analysis, we will be looking at two main words, immanence and diaspora. Both words, which comes from Barber’s book refer to more than just its flat definition we often find in dictionaries, which is why we will be looking more into the theological and philosophical meaning behind them. Here we will be relating both the word to namelessness and signification, followed by connecting each of the words to the theological discourses that were described in barber’s book, which come from other…

has an amount of what our culture defines of beautiful can be ugly, and an individual that does not fit the box of outward beauty is actually beautiful. It is obvious then that true beauty is defined by the heart. As a society we need to drop the definition of fake beauty, and embrace this true meaning. Perhaps then we would spend more time on our heart, then our…

Sometimes, the internet can not truly show the feelings behind certain words. You see, many people in this era depends on the internet to define difficult words such as obnoxious, vex, zephyr, exasperate. But sometimes, people looks up for the definition of simple words on the internet, such as love, joy, happiness… father. Why do people look up such words on the internet? Is it because we do not know what they mean? No! Of course not. It is because we yearn to know how other people defines…

In my discussion of the Euthyphro I will be focused on a particular passage spoken by Socrates which was his main argument against one of Euthyphro’s proposed definitions of impiety. In doing this, I will briefly explain the various definitions of piety and impiety that Euthyphro suggests and Socrates subsequent arguments against each in order to accurately discuss and assess the implications of Socrates argument in passage 10e-11a. The first explanation…

root word its meant to bind, and its definitions accentuate this fact. Limitation is a vestal word that can be used to describe many different situations. The detonated definition of limitation is “the act of controlling the size or content of something” (Merriam-webster.com). Even at its basic definition limitation explores the different ways it can be used The definitions of limitation vary from physical, mental, social, and political. One of the definitions from Dictionary.com identifies it…

Determination in the dictionary is defined as a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. To me the definition of determined is pushing through the adversity in life that I face each day. I choose the word determination not only for the denotation of the word, but also the connotation the word has. I feel that determination has a very strong meaning behind it of grit and the will to persevere through any roadblocks, which led me to choose this word.…

personal definition for success and examine what that looks like for me. Oliver Wendell Holmes writes in his poem The Voiceless, “Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them” (Holmes), and this line gets at the underlying ideas behind success. It acknowledges that…