Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations
Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations
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作为应用怀疑论的否认主义:哲学和经验考量
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10.1007/s10670-018-0054-0
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2020
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0.9
通讯作者:
LoPiccolo, Victor
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作者:
Slater, Matthew H.;Huxster, Joanna K.;Bresticker, Julia E.;LoPiccolo, Victor
The scientific community, we hold, often provides society with knowledge—that the HIV virus causes AIDS, that anthropogenic climate change is underway, that the MMR vaccine is safe. Some deny that we have this knowledge, however, and work to undermine it in others. It has been common (but not uncontroversial) to refer to such agents as “denialists”. At first glance, then, denialism appears to be a form of skepticism. But while we know that various denialist strategies for suppressing belief are generally effective, little is known aboutwhichstrategies are most effective. We see this as an important first step toward their remediation. This paper leverages the approximate comparison to various forms of philosophical skepticism to design an experimental test of the efficacy of four broad strategies of denial at suppressing belief in specific scientific claims. Our results suggest that assertive strategies are more effective at suppressing belief than questioning strategies.
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