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Rethinking epistemic logic with belief bases [PDF]
We introduce a new semantics for a logic of explicit and implicit beliefs based on the concept of multi-agent belief base. Differently from existing Kripke-style semantics for epistemic logic in which the notions of possible world and doxastic/epistemic alternative are primitive, in our semantics they are non-primitive but are defined from the concept ...
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Knowing, Thinking, and Learning
We examined the relationship between the levels of sophistication (high-sophisticated and low-sophisticated) of students’ domain general epistemic beliefs and an important component of students’ critical thinking skills—their ability to evaluate ...
Srikanth Dandotkar +2 more
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Darwinism in metaethics: What if the universal acid cannot be contained? [PDF]
The aim of this article is to explore the impact of Darwinism in metaethics and dispel some of the confusion surrounding it. While the prospects for a Darwinian metaethics appear to be improving, some underlying epistemological issues remain unclear.
Severini, Eleonora, Sterpetti, Fabio
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Inquiry-based learning remains both an important goal and challenge for primary school teachers within and across different subjects, such as history and science.
Athina Koutsianou, Anastassios Emvalotis
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Epistemic Perceptualism, Skill, and the Regress Problem [PDF]
A novel solution is offered for how emotional experiences can function as sources of immediate prima facie justification for evaluative beliefs, and in such a way that suffices to halt a justificatory regress.
Carter, J. Adam
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Belief gambles in epistemic decision theory [PDF]
Don’t form beliefs on the basis of coin flips or random guesses. More generally, don’t take belief gambles: if a proposition is no more likely to be true than false given your total body of evidence, don’t go ahead and believe that proposition. Few would deny this seemingly innocuous piece of epistemic advice.
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Conservation of epistemic responsibility by external epistemic in point of view of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli [PDF]
Epistemic duty issue is one of the most important subjects in epistemology. In contrast to the externalism approach, which emphasizes on epistemic duty and responsibility for justification of a belief, the internalism approach regarding epistemology is ...
zeinab askarian +2 more
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Epistemic beliefs as a determinant in evidence-based practice in physiotherapy – a multi-country (Europe) cross-sectional online survey study [PDF]
[Abstract] Purpose: This article assumes that, in order to improve evidence-based practice in physiotherapy, practitioners need sophisticated epistemic beliefs. Epistemic beliefs, or how physiotherapists view knowledge and how they come to this knowledge,
Almeida, Patricia Maria Duarte de +7 more
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Background: The number of studies on how to foster change toward advanced epistemic beliefs (i.e., beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing) is continuously growing because these beliefs are an important predictor of learning outcomes.
Martin Kerwer, Tom Rosman
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Does Optimism, Epistemic Beliefs and Problem-Solving Skills Influence Learners’ Attainment in Accounting Concepts? [PDF]
This study investigated the influence of optimism, epistemic beliefs, and problem-solving skills on learners’ attainment in Accounting concepts. The survey design of a descriptive type was adopted to elicit responses from 300 senior secondary school ...
Olugbenga A IGE* +1 more
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