Is there any widely accepted way in the field of Philosophy of Gender to understand the term "woman" such that it includes all trans women? (www.reddit.com)
In the terrible, terrible movie "The Last Legion," there is a female warrior from Southern India who is a Byzantine soldier and a Black African who is a Roman Legionnaire. Was that possible, especially in the 460s near the fall of the Western Empire? (www.reddit.com)
My friend is insisting that you CANNOT eat fish from the ocean. She is from Chicago and says only freshwater fish can be eaten. You put yourself at risk from eating fish from the ocean. Is she gaslighting me? (www.reddit.com)
I have a somewhat boring question about 3rd-century Roman port city Ostia. What kind of door apparatus was used for stone arches, such as the one in the imgur link below? Would it have been a wood frame within the arch with a wood door? Simple slats for the door, or single piece carved out of wood? (www.reddit.com)
Why did Christianity spread to the Amhara and Tigray people in Ethiopia in the early 4th century but it didn’t spread to the Somalis,Oromo,Afar or other Cushitic groups during that time frame? (www.reddit.com)
How did Saddam successfully hang onto power for so long after the extremely costly invasions of Iran and Kuwait, the punishing sanctions regime, and being a Sunni in a Shia-dominated country? Was it the brutality, the relative secularism, or was there something more to it? (www.reddit.com)
Are there any belief systems or religions that believe that one who dies could be granted the ability to go back and live life differently? (www.reddit.com)
In Dante’s eighth circle of Hell, the flatterers are said to be trapped in human excrement for all of eternity. When did fraud or lying become associated with the idea that someone is ‘full of shit?’ (www.reddit.com)
Assuming Musk isn't a complete idiot, why does he think it's good strategy to alienate the demographic most likely to buy electric vehicle? (www.reddit.com)
The video game Vice City, set in the year 1986, was released in 2002 (16 years later). It has now been 20 years since 2002. Why was there such a strongly defined nostalgia for the 80s by 2002, and why don't we have an equivalent for 2002 now? (www.reddit.com)
What were international reactions to America’s civil war like? Was the country seen as a failed democracy? Was it criticized by other democracies? (www.reddit.com)
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary once wrote to his wife suggesting that shirtless Bedouin guides must be the reason why “English women so happily and frequently like to scale the pyramids”. Was this a common stereotype other 19th century Europeans had about English women being "thirsty"? (www.reddit.com)
Why were so many English murder mysteries written during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction (1920s-1940s) set in aristocrats' country houses? Was the prevalence of murder in these places higher than normal during this era? (www.reddit.com)
I'm a poor female peasant in 12-13th century France. What ways do I have to escape poverty that do not involve becoming a nun or a prostitute? (www.reddit.com)
Seneca - "The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.” I had to think about this one for a little bit. (www.reddit.com)
The USSR was explicitly State Atheist, Persecuted/Banned Religious Groups and Limited the influence of the Orthodox Church, however it seems former USSR countries are still very religious and conservative culturally. Why/How? (www.reddit.com)
Was German always considered an intimidating/scary language or are we conditioned to think that way because we see Nazis speak them in movies? (www.reddit.com)
The modern borders of Brazil extend much further west than the boundary line established by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1493. Why is that? (www.reddit.com)
In 1977, General Hackett and others wrote a "future history" book, The Third World War, taking place in a near future 1985. How plausible were the assumptions made in its setup? (www.reddit.com)
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is instructed to take an oar inland until he meets someone who's never seen an oar before. Do we have any indication that this story was ever told or written down? (www.reddit.com)
How did Mormonism transition from a rogue, semi-threatening religion against which President Buchanan sent military forces, to a mainstream, non-threatening American religion no one gives a second thought to? (www.reddit.com)
What is your opinion on a professional who has a kink/fetish related to their profession? E.g. plumber/housepartner or massage therapist/client? (www.reddit.com)
Why did Scotland or wales never start an armed rebellion against England in the last 100 years for independence in the same way the IRA did in Ireland/Northern Ireland? (www.reddit.com)
In the film Barry Lyndon, a child's coffin is placed in a white hearse and pulled by sheep rather than horses. Is this an accurate depiction of an 18th century child's funeral procession? (www.reddit.com)
We often hear about the internment camps of Japanese-Americans in WW2 America, but what (if anything) happened to American-Japanese citizens in WW2 Japan? (Disclaimer: this is not an attempt at "what-aboutism", I'm genuinely curious and can't find an answer anywhere!) (www.reddit.com)
Has there ever been a country that's borders shifted enough over time so that it eventually didn't contain any of its original territory? (www.reddit.com)
Luck. Does it actually exist, or is it something we self-create? I absolutely believe it exists, and the entire world runs off of it…. (www.reddit.com)
US President Franklin Roosevelt received his strongest electoral support from the segregated Deep South. What was going through the minds of southern white voters when they voted for him? (www.reddit.com)
In 'What is it like to be a bat', Nagel argues that reductionism cannot be used to understand consciousness. Am I correct in understanding his argument? (www.reddit.com)
I could've sworn sigourney weaver was a black rights activists from 100 years ago , but apparently not. Can anyone help me figure who I might be mixing that name up with? (www.reddit.com)
What will you do if you have a suitor who have a strict rules? Example "we have to split bills whenever we go out or eat" And ask if you have money so that you can share a bills payment. (www.reddit.com)
[Atheism] In the 2000s, new atheism became a massive subculture online and was socio-cultural phenomenon even in the real life in the US and outside. What were the precursors of this? Was there any buildup to it in 90s? (www.reddit.com)
When Constantinople was established as the new capital of the Roman Empire, was there a migration of officials and institutions from Italy or did Constantine and his successors rebuild the Roman government from the ground up? (www.reddit.com)
Is it more rude to flush the toilet after a late night piss and possibly wake up my roommate, or let it sit all night and have him see it when he wakes up before me in the morning? (www.reddit.com)
Do the Papyrus 66 (mis)translations of Mary [and Martha] have weight and meaning? And are other scholars looking at this beyond Elizabeth Schrader? (www.reddit.com)
For PhD applications: Is an invitation to visit the campus for a recruitment weekend or interview a tentative acceptance, or another step in the screening process? (www.reddit.com)
Many plastic materials are expected to last hundreds of years in a landfill. When it finally reaches a state where it's no longer plastic, what will be left? (www.reddit.com)
Are some North American bat species more likely to reside in man-made structures than others, or is the choice of habitat typically consistent across all bat species? (www.reddit.com)
Until the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the US federal government considered the "American Indian" nations to be independent foreign nations. That being the case, wouldn't the US government's seizure of Native American lands have violated international law, such as the Treaty of Westphalia (1648)? (www.reddit.com)
Before the invention of electric lights, how far away could you see a city, village, inn, or farmhouse at night? How would this change over the millennia? (www.reddit.com)
I have been reading Kierkegaard's Either Or and this part is particularly difficult for me to understand. Please explain this part to me. (www.reddit.com)
Since Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" had a poor reception in Russia, how come it is so popular now. Especially in countries further west? (www.reddit.com)
Mexican nationalism often focuses on Aztec heritage. How did Mexico manage to square that with being a predominantly Spanish-speaking and Catholic country? Were there ever efforts to revive Nahuatl? (Not that it's extinct, but it's a small minority language today) (www.reddit.com)
Can philosophical questions or problem settings such as "the tree falling in the woods", or Plato's Cave" be restated in mathematical or logical terms and be solved and if not, why not? (www.reddit.com)
In the Republic, Plato's political cycle was based on the cycle that had been seen in Ancient Greece. Oligarchy, then democracy, then tyranny. What did he see as tyranny after democracy? The Spartan hemegony after Peloponnesian War? (www.reddit.com)
The Lord of the Rings was written in the 50's, but exploded in popularity much later in the 60's. What caused it to suddenly get so much popular? How did that affect other fantasy produced at the time? (www.reddit.com)
What are the similarities between Kant and Wittgenstien which allowed Fredric Jameson to point towards "Wittgensteinian Kantianism" in a book review of Christoph Henning’s "Philosophie nach Marx"/"Philosophy after Marx"? (www.reddit.com)
Would it be creepy to give my 30 y/o hairdresser a $100.00 bill in Christmas card? I’m an old man but she’s cut my hair every month for 5 years. (www.reddit.com)
How tightly do you like being hugged/squeezed? Are we talking gentle hugs, or hugs that physically take your breath away/crack your back? (www.reddit.com)
Why was the authoritative version of the 1689 Sino-Russian Treaty of Nerchinsk written in Latin? Russia is a Slavic Eastern European culture while Latin was the language of Western European Catholic and Protestant cultures, isn't it? Wouldn't the Russians have used Church Slavonic instead? (www.reddit.com)