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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Scepticism"”.
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Scepticism and naturalism
Descartes' First Meditation presents a serious challenge to the theoretical enterprise of science by raising doubts about our belief that we know truths. The various strategies for refuting the challenge, represented by Descartes, Putnam and Austin, have proven unsuccessful, leaving theoretical …
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Reflective capacity, auditors and professional scepticism: an empirical analysis
Professional scepticism (PS) can be described as an ability to question and critically assess evidence. The literature provides an established measure for trait scepticism but recognises a state component. A comprehensive measure encompassing both is timely. The study posits that including a …
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The Politics of Belief in Hume and Enlightenment Scepticism
… them, the fundamental question was how to tackle scepticism, or establish grounds for certainty. Yet, their various approaches to the management of doubt often led to a further entrenchment of scepticism. In light of this, my thesis reconstructs the role of scepticism in eighteenth-century moral …
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Scepticism and ironic correlations in the joy statements of Qoheleth?
… this dissertation attempts to answer is: Can scepticism and ironic correlations be found in the joy statements of Qoheleth? After examining the thesis question, the conclusion was drawn (thesis): Even if there is no scepticism in the joy statements of Qoheleth, one must be sceptical about any …
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Consumer scepticism towards corporate social responsibility: the case of Generation Z in the UK
… have been made to investigate the drivers of scepticism towards corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, the results are inconclusive and inconsistent. Consequently, some scholars have called for investigations into additional drivers of CSR scepticism. To date, there has been no …
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Cause-related marketing and consumer purchasing behaviour : consumer scepticism as a moderator and brand equity as mediator
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Breaking the grant cycle: on the rational allocation of public resources to scientific research projects
… The criticism is based on epistemological scepticism, regarding the ability of scientific peers, or any other agent, to have access to sufficient information regarding the potential of proposed projects at the time of funding. The scepticism is based on the complexity of factors …
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Themen der Erkenntnistheorie in Wittgensteins "Über Gewissheit"
… as a discussion between Wittgenstein and scepticism.
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Media representations of uncertainty about climate change
… in media treatments; and ii) the presence of scepticism, in its various manifestations, in traditional and new media. The commentary then shows how the four submitted works have added to the existing literature: i) they have deepened understanding of the country differences between a wide …
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Exploration of Consumer Motivations and Buying Decisions in the Slow Fashion Industry in New Zealand: The Role of Sustainability Focus and Branding
… highlight barriers such as price sensitivity and scepticism towards branding claims. Results also highlight barriers such as price sensitivity—particularly among younger consumers with limited disposable income—and scepticism towards branding claims, especially when sustainability messaging lacks …
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How useful are bounded online chat rooms as a source of pastoral support in a sixth-form college?
… instances, like chat rooms, has been viewed with scepticism. One reason for this scepticism may be that a clear measurable link between support and achievement is not easily proven. However, there is widespread acceptance that academic success is not the only measure of intelligence (Gardner 2006) …
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Nationalism and regional integration arrangements : a case study of Indonesia and the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
… organisations (CSOs), have expressed their scepticism. Despite this, scepticism about AFTA is not a result of increased nationalist sentiment in Indonesia, but is due instead to the lack of proper information disseminated to these pressure groups. ii
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The antihuman unconscious in twenty-first century science fiction cinema: structure of feeling, the political unconscious, and problematising the human in science fiction films produced since 1999
… how the present upheavals, along with the scepticism directed towards the human species which can be seen in social movements such as veganism and Extinction Rebellion, are reflected in popular media, and contributes to a gap in the literature concerning this scepticism. Theoretically, it …
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Social Media Influencers on Consumer Behaviour: An exploratory study in the food industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain
… intentions, while persuasion knowledge generates scepticism towards explicitly commercial content. Short-form video content emerges as a particularly powerful tool, with influencer credibility and content authenticity driving consumer engagement. At the same time, cultural and religious values, …
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Kripkenstein and Non-Reductionism about Meaning-Facts
… was recognised as a new and very radical form of scepticism. According to the challenge there is no fact of the matter which constitutes meaning. As there is no such fact, the first-person authority people intuitively seem to have concerning what they mean is also baseless. In response to the …
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A Metaethical Study of Simone Weil’s Notion of Attention Through Critical Practical Analogy
… of visual art, the imaginal projects engender a scepticism which favours dialogue and values questions as positive research results. The outcomes indicate the following implications for visual arts practice: – The outcomes of the normative projects demonstrate how contemporary artists who regard …
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The treatment of the problem of privacy in Wittgenstein's later writings
… of sensation as a special case of philosophical scepticism of our having knowledge of other minds. Certain ramifications of this question, particularly the problems of linguistic meaning, and intentional action will also be discussed. Secondly I shall try, in discussing Wittgenstein's treatment …
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Chesterton, modernism, and the representation of reality
… its ambit. Chesterton's thought counters such scepticism with his faith in the coherence and goodness of Being, and the organic participation of Mind and language within that Being. In his opposition to scepticism, Chesterton proposes an allegorical view of literature that has at its heart a …
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