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992Is knowledge of science associated with higher skepticism of pseudoscientific claims?American Biology Teacher 66 (8): 536-548. 2004.We live in a world that is increasingly shaped by and bathed in science, with most scientific progress occurring in the past century, and much of it in the past few decades. Yet, several authors have puz- zled over the observation that modern societies are also characterized by a high degree of belief in a variety of pseudoscientific claims that have been thoroughly debunked or otherwise discarded by scientists (Anonymous, 2001; Ede, 2000).
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60Probabilistic conditionals are almost monotonicReview of Symbolic Logic 1 (1): 73-80. 2008.One interpretation of the conditional If P then Q is as saying that the probability of Q given P is high. This is an interpretation suggested by Adams (1966) and pursued more recently by Edgington (1995). Of course, this probabilistic conditional is nonmonotonic, that is, if the probability of Q given P is high, and R implies P, it need not follow that the probability of Q given R is high. If we were confident of concluding Q from the fact that we knew P, and we have stronger information R, we c…Read more
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15Towards a theory of cultural evaluationCritical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 17 (2): 145-167. 2014.From which evaluative base should we develop public policies designed to promote wellbeing among different cultural groups in different circumstances? This article attempts to advance an objective, universal theory of cultural evaluation grounded in a eudaemonistic account of human wellbeing. The approach evaluates cultures on the success with which they enable societies to promote the wellbeing of individuals through provision of needs and capabilities within their given, determinate circumstan…Read more
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Iowa State UniversityUndergraduate
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |