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Reading Nietzsche in an Age of Conspiracy Theories
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay considers Friedrich Nietzsche's critique of Christian morality as a template for interpreting the epistemology of modern conspiracy theorists. The first section elucidates Nietzsche's notion of ressentiment as it can be applied to contemporary conspiracism. The effectiveness of this comparative assessment thus raises the question of
J.W. Olson
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Karl Popper’s demarcation problem [PDF]
Karl Popper, as a critical rationalist, was an opponent of all forms of skepticism, conventionalism and relativism in science. A major argument of Popper is Hume's critique of induction, arguing that induction should never be used in science.
Sfetcu, Nicolae
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Are randomised controlled trials positivist? Reviewing the social science and philosophy literature to assess positivist tendencies of trials of social interventions in public health and health services [PDF]
, 2018 Background: We have previously proposed that trials of social interventions can be done within a ‘realist’ research paradigm. Critics have countered that such trials are irredeemably positivist and asked us to explain our philosophical position ...
Bonell, Chris +3 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Given the ongoing climate crisis, the frequency and severity of natural disasters are increasing. These events result in enormous reconstruction costs, pose a high burden on state budgets, and potentially drive homeowners into private insolvency.
Anne‐Marie Parth
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Historicismo progresista y moral social en Marx desde la perspectiva popperiana
Revista Filosofía UISEl artículo reflexiona sobre las críticas realizadas por Karl Popper a la filosofía política y social de Karl Marx. En este ejercicio se resalta el hecho de que la crítica a Marx, tal como la entiende Popper, debe entender las motivaciones del otro ...
Blanca Inés Prada Márquez
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Толерантність та інтелектуальна відповідальність
Актуальні проблеми духовностіРобота являє собою науковий переклад українською мовою лекції Карла Поппера "Толерантність та інтелектуальна відповідальність", проголошеної в 1981 році. Переклад здійснено за виданням: Popper K. Tolerance and Intellectual Responsibility / K.
Karl Popper
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Toward a “strong” normativity of fear in Hans Jonas and Aristotle
The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract What does it mean to say that one “ought” to undergo an emotion? In The Imperative of Responsibility, Hans Jonas provocatively asserts that twentieth‐century citizens “ought” to fear for the well‐being of future generations. I argue that Jonas's demand is not straightforwardly reducible to claims about the fittingness, expedience, or aretaic ...
Magnus Ferguson
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Popper's verisimilitude: The scientific journey from ignorance to truth [PDF]
, 2017 The question of truth is a broadly broached subject in Philosophy as it features along the entire historical and polemical growth of the discipline right from the time of the Ancients down to our Post-Modern era.
Anakwue, Nicholas
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Revisiting Friedman’s 'On the methodology of positive economics' ('F53') [PDF]
, 2021 In this paper, I shall defend two main claims. First, Friedman’s famous paper “On the methodology of positive economics” (“F53”) cannot be properly understood without taking into account the influence of three authors who are neither cited nor mentioned ...
Hoyningen-Huene, Paul
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Scarring and Selection in the Great Irish Famine
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 189-220, February 2026.Abstract How do famines shape the health of survivors? We examine the long‐term impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845–52) on human stature, distinguishing between adverse scarring effects and the apparent resilience of survivors due to selection. Using anthropometric data from more than 14500 individuals born before, during, and after this famine, we ...
Matthias Blum +2 more
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