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Do Arguments from Empiricism support Berkeley's Idealism as a Theory of Perception?

Arguments from Empiricism do support Berkeley’s Idealism as a theory of perception. This is because Berkeley’s Idealism is in itself an argument from Empiricism. To understand this it is important to see Ber...
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How does the equation of a circle work? What do the individual parts represent?

A student will often see the equation of a circle in the form (x-a) 2 +(y-b) 2 =r 2 . In this instance, a and b simply represent numbers. They are not variables. In fact, a represents the x co-ordinate of th...
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How is an action potential generated?

Firstly the resting membrane is set by Na+/K+ ATPase so that 3 Na+ moves out for every 2K+ that moves in; this creates a negative membrane potential of around -65mV. To initiate an action potential the membr...
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How does the body respond to decreasing blood glucose?

Blood glucose levels start to fall in the blood. Blood flowing through the pancreas is low in glucose, and this is sensed by cells in the pancreatic tissue. In response, it produces glucagon, ( which is a ho...
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Answered by Eleanor G. • Biology tutor
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What happens during mitosis

Mitosis is the seperation of DNA. There are 4 stages of mitosis that you need to be aware of for A level Biology: Prophase, Metahase, Anaphase and Telophase. (I like to remember this order as P.Mat) During p...
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Answered by Ruth W. • Biology tutor
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