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2017
This paper deals with the concept of positive learning (PL). The main goal is to provide a working definition of PL on which further refinements and extensions can be based. First, I formulate a list of desiderata for a definition of PL: I argue that a working definition of PL should (i) make the involved epistemic norms explicit, (ii) be flexible, and
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This paper deals with the concept of positive learning (PL). The main goal is to provide a working definition of PL on which further refinements and extensions can be based. First, I formulate a list of desiderata for a definition of PL: I argue that a working definition of PL should (i) make the involved epistemic norms explicit, (ii) be flexible, and
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Ethical beliefs and practices of AAPB members
Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 1994Ethical codes and principles and laws govern the behavior of health-care professionals. Yet, the impact that ethical codes and laws have on the actual moral behaviors of health-care professionals is relatively unknown. A survey on the ethical beliefs and practices of health-care professionals was sent to the United States membership of the Association ...
G, Percival, S, Striefel
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“The Ethics of Belief” Reconsidered
2001Abstract Addresses the relation between epistemic and moral duty. Argues against what the writer calls the special case thesis, according to which epistemic appraisal is merely an instance of moral appraisal. Argues also against the correlation thesis, which asserts that the appropriateness of a positive (negative) epistemic appraisal ...
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The Ethics of Belief: Conservative Belief Management
Social Epistemology, 2006Some hold that W.K. Clifford’s arguments are inconsistent, appealing to the disvalue of likely consequences of nonevidential belief‐formation, while also insisting that the consequences are irrelev...
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Education and the ethics of belief
British Journal of Educational Studies, 1974(1974). Education and the ethics of belief. British Journal of Educational Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 5-17.
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Tulane Studies in Philosophy, 1966
This title covers two hauntingly brief explorations, one occurring in Chisholm’s book on Perceiving: A Philosophical Study,1 the other in an acute probing by Firth.2 In what follows, I shall confine myself to: (1) briefly state Chisholm’s proposal to formulate expressions, featuring epistemic terms, in what is usually called “normative” language;
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This title covers two hauntingly brief explorations, one occurring in Chisholm’s book on Perceiving: A Philosophical Study,1 the other in an acute probing by Firth.2 In what follows, I shall confine myself to: (1) briefly state Chisholm’s proposal to formulate expressions, featuring epistemic terms, in what is usually called “normative” language;
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Consumer Ethics: Determinants of Ethical Beliefs of African Americans
Journal of Business Ethics, 2003This study explores the ethical ideol-ogies and ethical beliefs of African American consumers using the Forsyth ethical position questionnaire (EPQ) and the Muncy-Vitell consumer ethics questionnaire (MVQ). The two dimensions of the EPQ (i.e., idealism and relativism) were the independent constructs and the four dimensions of the MVQ (i.e., illegal ...
Ziad Swaidan +2 more
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Consumer Ethics: An Investigation of the Ethical Beliefs of Elderly Consumers
Journal of Business Ethics, 1991Business and especially marketing ethics have come to the forefront in recent years. While consumers have been surveyed regarding their perceptions of ethical business and marketing practices, research has been minimal with regard to their perceptions of ethical consumer practices.
Scott J. Vitell +2 more
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2012
This chapter discusses democracy's ethics of belief and asks how we can reconcile our decision-making responsibilities, as morally momentous as they can seem to be, with our epistemic and cognitive vulnerabilities. More specifically, it considers the virtues of decision making of citizens by identifying instances of reckless or inattentive reasoning ...
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This chapter discusses democracy's ethics of belief and asks how we can reconcile our decision-making responsibilities, as morally momentous as they can seem to be, with our epistemic and cognitive vulnerabilities. More specifically, it considers the virtues of decision making of citizens by identifying instances of reckless or inattentive reasoning ...
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Ethical Beliefs of Social Work Researchers
Journal of Social Service Research, 2005The purpose of this study is to examine the beliefs of social work researchers about ethical practices. Surveys were mailed to a random sample of 240 members of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) to elicit their views about ethical practices in social work research.
Dawn Hall Apgar, Elaine Congress
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