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Pessimism and Skepticism, Cartesian and Pyrrhonian [PDF]
This paper attempts to clarify and expand the analysis of philosophical pessimism by way of a productive analogy with philosophical skepticism. First, I advance the analogy: as skepticism is to knowledge, so pessimism is to hope. Second, I unpack several
Prescott, Paul Warden
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Fine‐scale population variables better explain roadkill patterns in natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) than habitat proxies, with mortality driven mainly by local abundance, reduced by roadside embankments, and decreasing as the season advanced. Despite high roadkills, population viability analyses indicate no immediate extinction risk under current ...
A. Iglesias‐Donoso +4 more
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ABSTRACT Organisations are ceding visibility over how their employees develop knowledge. As generative AI tools become widely accessible, workers are steadily building capabilities and co‐producing knowledge through informal AI engagements that operate entirely outside sanctioned training systems.
Eduardo Carlos Dittmar, Martin Sposato
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On Pessimism: A Study in Normative Psychology
I aim to revive pessimism as a topic of philosophical discussion. Toward that end, I defend a theory of pessimism designed to locate pessimism within the existing philosophical literature, and to account for the epistemic and prudential conditions under ...
Prescott, Paul
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A Review of Critics’ View Regarding Abd al-Rahman Shokry’s Pessimism [PDF]
As a sensitive and astute poet,Abd al-Rahman Shokry was very impressed by the events that took place around him. Researchers who have examined Shokry’s poems believe that his poetry has had several traces of pessimism, an attidude which made them believe
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Temporal stability of optimism and pessimism (LOT-R) over 6 years in the general population
ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to examine changes in habitual optimism over a six-year period and to analyze the relationship between changes in optimism and changes in other quality of life-related variables.MethodA randomly selected community ...
Andreas Hinz +8 more
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Abstract Background The landscape of nutrition support faces challenges, including rising costs, product shortages, reimbursement gaps, and infusion providers closing. This nationwide survey aimed to describe the perceptions and attitudes related to costs, therapy access, and mental health among households with at least one family member requiring ...
Gabriela Gardner +2 more
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A Two‐Stage Optimization Approach for Selecting Electric‐Flight Airports
ABSTRACT The decarbonization of short‐haul air transport has gained increasing attention, with electric aircraft emerging as a promising alternative to conventional short‐haul aviation. However, given the substantial investment anticipated for the necessary infrastructure, a strategic and globally coordinated selection of airports is imperative.
Imke Joormann +2 more
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Functional traits allow ecologists to synthesise general rules of community assembly. In joint species distribution modelling, traits are increasingly used to explain species–environment relationships, with the intention of being able to generalise predictions to other species in other systems.
Hao Ran Lai +4 more
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