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Non-instrumental Reasons and the Problem of Skepticism in Conciliationism [PDF]
Conciliationism is one of the famous approaches to the epistemic challenge of peer disagreement. However, this approach faces many problems, the most important of which is skepticism: an agent ought to suspend judgment about any belief over which she ...
Jalal Abdollahi
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Can Modal Skepticism Defeat Humean Skepticism? [PDF]
My topic is moderate modal skepticism in the spirit of Peter van Inwagen. Here understood, this is a conservative version of modal empiricism that severely limits the extent to which an ordinary agent can reasonably believe “exotic” possibility claims. I
Hawke, Peter
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Lirica lui Adrian Alui Gheorghe [About the lyrics of Adrian Alui Gheorghe] [PDF]
In decrypting Adrian Alui Gheorghe’s lyrics (a poet of the 1980s), we discover a romantic nucleus and pathos, as well as a postmodernist technique. His poetic debut takes place in 1989, under the burden of a serious communist censorship.
Sonia Elvireanu
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Skepticism Is Unjustified [PDF]
The skepticism expressed in the article with regard to sulfonylureas is unjustified. In a recent Cochrane meta-analysis (1), second generation sulfonylureas had fewer cardiovascular side effects than metformin; mortality was the same. By comparison, the cited retrospective data provide low-level evidence.
Heinz-Harald, Abholz +3 more
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The Effect of Persuasive Knowledge on the Attitude and Lifestyle of Organic Products Consumers; The Mediating Role of Skepticism about Advertising [PDF]
Objective Researchers have got conflicting perspectives on the reasons that make individuals disinclined toward consuming green products. Adopting a novel approach, this study focuses on the role of persuasive knowledge (i.e., agent, tactic, and topic ...
Fateme Abolhasani Targhi +1 more
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In this chapter I sympathetically consider the idea that skepticism is an epistemic virtue. I argue that this depends on whether skepticism is admirable, and articulate three defenses of skepticism as admirable: a Pyrrhonian defense (on which skepticism
Hazlett, Allan
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La promesse de Lost (À propos de la Saison 2)
This essay deals with the themes of the leap of faith, the ritual and the sacrifice in the television show Lost, concentrating mainly on season 2. It questions Lost’s promise to spectator as far as narration is concerned.
Guillaume Dulong
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Science Literacy: a More Fundamental Meaning
Over a century of attention to “science literacy for all” has not produced a public that can appreciate a common body of core science facts, concepts, and methods; nor have many acquired from their years in K–12 education the ability to apply science ...
Jeff Elhai
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Appears in Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2012)
Han Liu 0001 +4 more
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Joel and Ethan Coen’s take on No Country for Old Men can be seen as even darker and more pessimistic than the text it stems from. Addressing more directly two of their favorite themes, namely existential misplacement and the end of heroism, they bring a ...
Martin Berny
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