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Rational skepticism: A scientific review of Witts' (2018) criticisms of the PEAK relational training system.

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of applied behavior analysis"

DOI: 10.1002/jaba.654

Abstract: Witts' (2018) review of the peer-reviewed research on the PEAK-Direct Training Module (Dixon, 2014) yielded a divergent conclusion from that of previous reviews (Reed & Luiselli, 2016; Dixon, Belisle, McKeel et al., 2017). Witts advocates… read more here.

Keywords: research; training; review; witts ... See more keywords

Overcoming the ‘Window Dressing’ Effect: Mitigating the Negative Effects of Inherent Skepticism Towards Corporate Social Responsibility

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Journal of Business Ethics"

DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2858-z

Abstract: As more and more instances of corporate hypocrisy become public, consumers have developed an inherent general skepticism towards firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) claims. As CSR skepticism bears heavily on consumers’ attitudes and behavior, this… read more here.

Keywords: social responsibility; corporate social; effects inherent; skepticism ... See more keywords
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Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Erkenntnis"

DOI: 10.1007/s10670-018-0054-0

Abstract: AbstractThe 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,… read more here.

Keywords: applied skepticism; skepticism philosophical; denialism applied; suppressing belief ... See more keywords

Doing Away with Skepticism about Harm

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Ethical Theory and Moral Practice"

DOI: 10.1007/s10677-024-10480-x

Abstract: The concept of harm plays a central role in many philosophical discussions. There are numerous ethical theories, claims, and arguments that appeal to the concept of harm. However, some philosophers think that the concept of… read more here.

Keywords: away skepticism; concept harm; skepticism; harm ... See more keywords

How to undercut radical skepticism

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Philosophical Studies"

DOI: 10.1007/s11098-016-0761-9

Abstract: Radical skepticism relies on the hypothesis that one could be completely cut off from the external world. In this paper, I argue that this hypothesis can be rationally motivated by means of a conceivability argument.… read more here.

Keywords: skepticism; radical skepticism; undercut radical; hypothesis ... See more keywords
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Vaccine skepticism reflects basic cognitive differences in mortality-related event frequency estimation.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Vaccine"

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.052

Abstract: Vaccines have prevented and nearly eliminated several deadly diseases, yet they face skepticism from the public. One potential driver of vaccine skepticism is how people process event frequencies such as rare adverse reactions to vaccines.… read more here.

Keywords: estimation; vaccine skepticism; frequency; skepticism ... See more keywords

Skeptical Disagreement is a Kind of Deep Disagreement

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Episteme"

DOI: 10.1017/epi.2024.62

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to expose the intimate relationship between deep disagreements and skepticism. Philosophers have explored how deep disagreements lead to skepticism about their resolution at the metalevel (about whether one knows… read more here.

Keywords: kind deep; skepticism; deep disagreements; deep disagreement ... See more keywords

X-Phi within its proper bounds

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Philosophical Psychology"

DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2024.2369675

Abstract: ABSTRACT Using two decades worth of experimental philosophy (aka x-phi), Edouard Machery argues in Philosophy within its Proper Bounds (2017) that philosophers’ use of the “method of cases” is unreliable because it has a strong… read more here.

Keywords: proper bounds; philosophical skepticism; skepticism; phi ... See more keywords

Human vs. Virtual Influencers: Unveiling the Expectancy Violation Effect of Sponsorship Disclosure on Environmental CSR Communication and Skepticism

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Promotion Management"

DOI: 10.1080/10496491.2025.2563653

Abstract: Abstract While influencers have rapidly grown as today’s brand endorsers and opinion leaders, it is yet fully explored how to utilize influencers in environmental CSR communication, such as promoting 2030 environmental goals, and in mitigating… read more here.

Keywords: effect; skepticism; disclosure; environmental csr ... See more keywords

Antecedents and consequences of consumer skepticism toward cause-related marketing: Gender as moderator and attitude as mediator

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of Marketing Communications"

DOI: 10.1080/13527266.2019.1630663

Abstract: ABSTRACT This study aims to understand the antecedents and consequences of consumer skepticism with respect to cause-related marketing (CRM). The study examines the mediating and moderating impact of attitude toward brand image and gender on… read more here.

Keywords: consumer skepticism; study; consequences consumer; marketing ... See more keywords

Triple exposure: the geographic correlation between flood risk, climate skepticism, and social vulnerability in the United States

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Environmental Research Letters"

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad801a

Abstract: This study investigates the geographic correlation between flood risk, climate skepticism, and social vulnerability across the United States. Our results reveal a systematic underestimation of flood risk in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Flood… read more here.

Keywords: skepticism; risk; flood risk; social vulnerability ... See more keywords