Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

An emphasis on doing good.  

Standards or rules established by authorities about how people ought to speak and write that often fail to conform to the facts related to natural talking and understanding.  

A written order by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian to the pharmacist for the composition, preparation, or dispensing of a drug to a consumer. A written direction or order for the preparation and administration of a drug or other remedy by a physician, dentist or other practitioner licensed by law to administer such drug. Prescriptions…

A reduction in the ability to see at close range, due to a gradual loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye which occurs throughout life, but usually does not become apparent until a person reaches the mid-40s. A condition in which an elderly person’s sight fails gradually, through hardening of the lens. A…

The most common type of hearing loss in people over 65 years results in a gradual decline in the ability to hear high-pitch sounds or to distinguish consonants in speech which sometimes causes an older person to misinterpret what is being said. Decreased hearing associated with old age.  

The loose skin covering the shaft of the penis or the clitoris. A covering of skin, usually referring to the foreskin on the penis. Also known as the foreskin, this is the free fold of skin that overlaps the glans penis and retracts when the penis becomes erect. It is the part that is removed…

Pertaining to the period of life just prior to the onset of puberty.  

The ability of an individual to transmit characteristics to the offspring.  

A research design in which a control group is given the same pre- and posttest as the experimental group but does not receive experimental treatment.  

In arbitration or law, the evidence with the greater weight.