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Sexual Orientation, Ideology, and Philosophical Method
Here, I examine the epistemic relation between beliefs about the nature of sexual orientation (e.g. beliefs concerning whether orientation is dispositional) and beliefs about the taxonomy of orientation categories (e.g.
Matthew Andler
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The aim of this research is to investigate the relationships among high school students’ scientific epistemic beliefs, conceptions of learning physics and willingness to perform scientific studies in physics.
S Kapucu
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Epistemic Sentimentalism and Epistemic Reason-Responsiveness [PDF]
Epistemic Sentimentalism is the view that emotional experiences such as fear and guilt are a source of immediate justification for evaluative beliefs. For example, guilt can sometimes immediately justify a subject’s belief that they have done something ...
Cowan, Robert
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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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Staying true with the help of others: doxastic self-control through interpersonal commitment [PDF]
I explore the possibility and rationality of interpersonal mechanisms of doxastic self-control, that is, ways in which individuals can make use of other people in order to get themselves to stick to their beliefs.
Cialdini R. B. +25 more
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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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Ageism is a social issue of growing concern; ageist beliefs can shape the individual and collective experience of aging. The present study aimed to explore positive and negative ageism in young adults (YA) (18-30 years) and adults (AD) (31-60 years) and
Alice Fiorini Bincoletto +3 more
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Changing epistemic beliefs? An exploratory study of cognition among prospective history teacher
This study explores changing epistemic beliefs in the history domain among 18 prospective history teachers. Drawing data from these college undergraduate history majors who were considering teaching careers, the study traces out an exploration of how ...
Bruce VanSledright, Kimberly Reddy
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Epistemic Emotions and Epistemic Cognition Predict Critical Thinking About Socio-Scientific Issues
When thinking critically about socio-scientific issues, individuals’ expectations about the nature of knowledge and knowing, as well as their emotions when these expectations are met or not, may play an important role in critical thinking. In this study,
Krista R. Muis +3 more
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A social solution to the puzzle of doxastic responsibility: a two-dimensional account of responsibility for belief [PDF]
In virtue of what are we responsible for our beliefs? I argue that doxastic responsibility has a crucial social component: part of being responsible for our beliefs is being responsible to others.
Osborne, Robert Carry
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