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Locke's Ethics of Virtuous Thinking

open access: yesLocke Studies, 2022
Locke is generally taken as promoting an ethics of belief. For him, we must apply a doxastic norm so that we properly conduct our understanding. Thus, he forcefully highlights one key epistemic norm, the norm of evidence, that prescribes that we adjust ...
Angélique Thébert
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Investigating the psychological dependence of ethics on religion in a student population [PDF]

open access: yesاخلاق وحیانی, 2021
Purpose: the religion and morality (ethics), both have been and will be influential on human societies. what has the has engaged the scientists for a long time in this regard, is how the religion and morality relate and dependency to each other.
Ali Nosrati, Massoud Azarbayjani
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Can There Be a Knowledge-First Ethics of Belief? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article critically examines numerous attempts to build a knowledge-first ethics of belief. These theories specify a number of potential "knowledge norms for belief"
Whitcomb, Dennis
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Pascal’s Wager, Is the theory of Rationality a proof? [PDF]

open access: yesحکمت و فلسفه, 2010
There is no agreement about Pascal’s purpose of suggesting his “Wager.” Is Pascal after presenting a logical reason or merely invites others to his spiritual intimacy? Is his addressee Atheist or his purpse is strengthening Christian faith?
mohammad mohammad rezai   +1 more
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Ethics of Belief in Paranormal Phenomena

open access: yesJournal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition, 2022
The philosophical school of Evidentialism holds that people should form, amend, and relinquish a belief wholly in accordance with the available evidence for that belief. This paper reviews the extent to which believers in paranormal phenomena respect Evidentialism’s so-called “ethics of belief.” The analysis focuses on several common violations of ...
Harvey J. Irwin   +2 more
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Managing Entrepreneurship from an Islamic Perspective: Supporting Entrepreneurial Schemes through Islamic Work Ethics and Organisational Commitment

open access: yesSustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2021
Purpose: The study attempts to determine the role of the Islamic faith in fashioning out a management model as an option to other modern management tools in the enhancement of entrepreneurship through Islamic work ethics and organisational commitment. Is
Sadeeq Garba Abubakar   +3 more
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St. Augustine and the Problem of Deception in Religious Persuasion [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
A substantial body of literature has been produced in the twentieth century by religious and philosophical writers on the ethics of belief. Discussion of this topic has generally focused on the processes leading up to belief within the individual, so ...
Brinton, Alan
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Philosophical Perspectives on Imagination in the Western Tradition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Philosophers in the Western tradition have both theorized about imagination and used imagination in their theorizing about other matters. In this chapter, I first provide a brief overview of philosophical theorizing about imagination with a special ...
Brann   +21 more
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The Total Artificial Heart and the Dilemma of Deactivation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
It is widely believed to be permissible for a physician to discontinue any treatment upon the request of a competent patient. Many also believe it is never permissible for a physician to intentionally kill a patient.
Bronner, Ben
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Cosmological foundations of ethics in Faiz Kashani's thought [PDF]

open access: yesاخلاق وحیانی
Undoubtedly, understanding the theoretical foundations of ethics and its role is essential for achieving ethical guidelines. Cosmological foundations are among the foundations discussed in the field of metaethics, which reflect the views of thinkers on ...
Samad Rajabi, Mortaza Fadaee
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