Beliefs in government, 5, Beliefs in government
In: Beliefs in government 5
In: Beliefs in government 5
In this stimulating dialogue these two great men, who stand on opposite sides of the church door, discuss some of the most controversial issues of the day. One is a respected scholar and one of the pre-eminent ecumenical churchmen of Europe; the other the world famous author of The Name of the Rose , a scholar, philosopher and self-decalred secularist, a man who writes with equal ease about Thomas Aquinas and James Joyce, computers and the medieval Templars. Often adversarial but always amicable, their debate will fascinate many
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 427-448
ISSN: 0033-362X
Perceptions of the opinions of others are examined on a variety of issues using data from 3 sample surveys of metropolitan Detroit. A great deal of inaccuracy in such perception is evident. 3 broad tendencies or patterns can be discerned: (1) "looking glass perceptions," the general propensity to believe that others' opinions are the same as one's own, (2) "conservative bias," the belief that the population is more conservative on racial issues that it actually is, & (3) limited response to reality constraints. The overall findings suggest that perceptions of public beliefs & attitudes are personally & socially constructed to a much larger degree than is often assumed. 4 Tables. AA.
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 427
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 7-25
In this paper, I defend a moderately cognitive account of religious beliefs. Religious beliefs are interpreted as "worldview beliefs", which I explicate as being indispensable to our everyday and scientific practice; my reading is nonetheless distinct from non-cognitivist readings of "worldview belief" which occasionally appear in the literature. I start with a brief analysis of a recent German contribution to the debate which on the one hand (rightly) insists on the priority of epistemic reasons for or against religious beliefs, but on the other hand contends that religious beliefs are worldview beliefs (section 1). This leads me to explicate a special sense of worldview beliefs, as well as their cognitive role (2). After that, I shed some light on a special epistemological characteristic of worldview beliefs, namely the strong involvement of "free certitude" in their acceptance. I explore the implications for the possible role of arguments for worldview beliefs, especially for worldview beliefs concerning theism (3).
Despite regular reference to conspiracy theories as a "belief system," few studies have attempted to explore the structure and organization of conspiracy beliefs beyond an examination of correlations between those beliefs. Employing unique data from two national surveys that includes respondent beliefs in 27 conspiracy theories, we decipher the substantive dimensions along which conspiracy beliefs are organized, as well as subgroupings within those dimensions. We find that variation in these conspiracy beliefs can be accounted for with two dimensions: the first regards partisan and ideological identities, while the other is composed of anti-social orientations, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and acceptance of political violence. Importantly, these two dimensions are uncorrelated. We also find that conspiracy beliefs group together by substantive content, such as those regarding partisan actors or science/medicine. Our findings also demonstrate that inferences about the correlates of conspiracy beliefs are highly contingent on the specific conspiracy theories employed by researchers. We provide suggestions for future research in this vein.
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In: Toleration and Understanding in Locke, S. 75-90
In: Theoria: a journal of social and political theory, Heft 101, S. 148-152
ISSN: 0040-5817
In: Synthese Library; Blameworthy Belief, S. 47-51
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 893-894
ISSN: 0305-8298
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 28, Heft 6, S. 703-710
ISSN: 0049-7878