Rossian Intuitionism without Self-Evidence? by David Kaspar

“…I use his own proposal to show how he arrives at a skeptical position on self-evidence. First, he completely ignores the kind of epistemic appraisal intuitionism has always rested on; second, he is committed to the Reasons View of prima facie duty, rather than to Ross’s Properties View; third, he holds that a commitment to self-evidence often comes with a commitment to metaphysically extravagant entities, which he calls Perceptualism; fourth, he scrutinizes only a part of the contemporary theory of self-evidence, overlooking the strengths of the theory when considered as a whole. …”
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A Democratic Dilemma of European Power to Tax: Reconstructing the Symbiosis Between Taxation and Democracy Beyond the State? by Jussi Jaakkola

“…While this has led some to call for further integration of taxes beyond the nation state, others have remained skeptical about the democratic legitimacy of Europeanized taxation. …”
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Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland. by Niels G Mede, Mike S Schäfer, Julia Metag, Kira Klinger

“…Our findings contribute to current debates about a potential fragmentation of science communication audiences and call for further research on the sociodemographic and attitudinal profiles of people with skeptical orientations toward science.…”
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Fantastic Flails and Where to Find Them: The Body of Evidence for the Existence of Flails in the Early and High Medieval Eras in Western, Central, and Southern Europe by Alistair F. Holdsworth

“…Flails are one of the most contentious and misunderstood classes of medieval weaponry, despite their prevalence in popular media: some researchers question their existence entirely and the bulk of historians are skeptical of widespread temporal and geographical prevalence, while others, and a significant volume of period evidence, would argue the contrary. …”
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Aspects of Phage-Based Vaccines for Protein and Epitope Immunization by Marco Palma

“…However, no medicine regulatory agency has yet authorized phage-based vaccines despite the considerable preclinical data confirming their benefits. The skeptical perspective of phages should be overcome because humans encounter bacteriophages in their environment all the time without suffering adverse effects. …”
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Postmodern criminology and its approach to crime and crime causation by ali hossein najafi abrandabadi, hossein goldouzian

“…Postmodern or constitutive criminology is one of the theories of critical criminology that was born in 90s and introduced a systematic description of postmodernism into the writings on criminology. Despite the skeptical versions of postmodernism that have influenced humanities and social sciences, postmodern criminology provides an affirmative approach and despite accepting the criticisms of postmodernism on modernism and in particular positivist empiricism, it does not believe in nihilism and subjectivism. …”
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Ammonia and Phosphine in the Clouds of Venus as Potentially Biological Anomalies by Carol E. Cleland, Paul B. Rimmer

“…This context supports our opinion that persistence by the community in the exploration of these anomalies with a skeptical eye towards tacit assumptions will increase the chances of making profound discoveries about the atmosphere of Venus and the diverse and often strange nature of planetary environments. …”
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»Množica« kot politični problem moderne filozofije by Jernej Kaluža

“…However, on the other hand, rational political thought, that is grounded in modern philosophy, remains skeptical towards the masses, because of their supposed inherent irrationality. …”
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When Believing in Divine Immanence Explains Vaccine Hesitancy: A Matter of Conspiracy Beliefs? by Riccardo Ladini, Cristiano Vezzoni

“…Accordingly, these people may undervalue the role of vaccination as a solution to cope with a pandemic and may be more skeptical of vaccines. We suggest a mechanism explaining the relationship between religiosity and vaccine hesitancy by focusing on the mediating role of beliefs in conspiracy theories, given that belief in divine immanence and conspiracy theories share the common trait of attributing agency to hidden forces. …”
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Assessing the Variances of Citizen Stakeholder Justice in Watershed Governance: Is Action More Effective with Reactive or Proactive Administrations by Hayden King, Nicholas Guehlstorf

“…Although many advocate for deliberative democracy as a pathway toward natural resource sustainability, others remain skeptical due to perceived tradeoffs. Environmental deliberative democracy (EDD) serves as a conceptual synthesis of collaborative principles. …”
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Record-breaking heat days disproportionately influence heat perceptions by Timothy Hyde, Dolores Albarracín

“…This effect is stronger for populations that are more skeptical of climate science, including Republicans, as well as respondents with weaker beliefs in climate change and more frequent consumption of conservative media. …”
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Cross-checking journalistic fact-checkers: The role of sampling and scaling in interpreting false and misleading statements. by David M Markowitz, Timothy R Levine, Kim B Serota, Alivia D Moore

“…Professional fact-checkers and fact-checking organizations provide a critical public service. Skeptics of modern media, however, often question the accuracy and objectivity of fact-checkers. …”
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Samobójstwo estetyczne. Na marginesie Quo vadis Henryka Sienkiewicza (ESTHETICAL SUICIDE. ON THE MARGIN OF 'QUO VADIS?' BY H. SIENKIEWICZ) by Ireneusz Ziemiński

“…Petronius' conduct and way of living was dependent on philosophy of Stoics, Epicureans, and first of all Skeptics. In this context we can see weakness of ancient philosophy as 'meditatio mortis'. …”
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Ferroelectricity in biological building blocks: Slipping on a banana peel? by Syed A. M. Tofail

“…Other observers were skeptical about the methodology adopted in generating the data and questioned the validity of the claimed ferroelectricity as such, “loop” can also be obtained from linear capacitors. …”
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Exploring Perceptions of Sustainable Development in South Korea: An Approach Based on Advocacy Coalition Framework’s Belief System by Hyunjung Lim, Jonghwan Eun

“…Using Q methodology, we extracted five types: (1) democrat; (2) idealist; (3) green growth advocate; (4) skeptics; and (5) elitist. We examined the distribution of the five types according to a hierarchical belief system, and discussed implications of the findings.…”
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Does direct democracy increase civic virtues? A systematic literature review by Laurent Bernhard

“…This main result calls into question the expectations advanced by the theorists of participatory democracy and gives some credit to more skeptical views. This review concludes by providing scholars with new avenues for research.…”
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Outsourcing Participatory Democracy: Critical Reflections on the Participatory Budgeting Experiences in Taiwan by Poe Yu-ze Wan

“…What makes Taiwan’s PB experiences theoretically interesting is that, in most cases outside the Taipei City, the tasks of promoting PB, designing the procedure of participation, and organizing and mobilizing lay citizens have been contracted out to NGOs or teams led by scholars.In light of the analytical framework of state power - political society - civil society, this article argues that (1) PB in Taiwan takes place in the absence of active support from civil society and confronts a political society that is hostile to or skeptical of PB; (2) the “outsourced” model of PB generates incentives for the commissioner to evade administrative and political responsibilities, and imposes structural constraints on the performance of the contractor regarding mobilization, organizing and deliberative quality; and (3) the future of PB in Taiwan depends on whether the current modus operandi of PB will give way to a more comprehensive institutional reform and whether a growing number of active citizens and civil society organizations can fill the new political space created by PB that may otherwise be occupied by vested interests and political elites.…”
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Science and/in Literature: A Californian Perspective by Petr Kopecký

“…The essay identifies a distinctive and coherent thread that runs through the texts under scrutiny, one characterized by a critical and skeptical attitude to fragmented science and its ambition to control rather than apprehend the natural world. …”
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Czy inżynieria genetyczna? Za i przeciw modyfikowaniu naszej żywności by Jerzy Macewicz

“…While enthusiasts are showing large, unprecedented possibilities, skeptics remind us about the danger for us and future generations. …”
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Predicaments of Contemporary Art and Iqbal’s Aesthetic Metaphysics by Jamil Asghar, Khurram Shahzad

“…If art is to lead mankind to a radically creative process of becoming, it must be rooted in ‘something’ instead of ‘nothing’ and here comes the paramount necessity to confront the overly relativistic and skeptic attitudes which are gaining greater visibility in the contemporary world of art.…”
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