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Collaborative Disagreement: Coming To See The Evidence In A New Light, Erin Wiebe
Collaborative Disagreement: Coming To See The Evidence In A New Light, Erin Wiebe
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
Many disagreements regarding complex matters are essentially disagreements about how evidence ought to be assessed. After all, the way in which one assigns weight and strength to various pieces of evidence determines what one believes. These “evidential valuations” are the product of one’s previous experiences and background beliefs. One’s evidential valuations are determined by the ways of understanding the world one acquires from past evidence and the authority figures one recognizes. Accordingly, the greater the difference in two individuals’ background experiences, the greater the difference in their evidential valuations. Thus, disagreements over complex matters such as philosophy, religion, and politics …
Collaborative Disagreement: Coming To See The Evidence In A New Light, Erin Wiebe
Collaborative Disagreement: Coming To See The Evidence In A New Light, Erin Wiebe
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
Many disagreements regarding complex matters are essentially disagreements about how evidence ought to be assessed. After all, the way in which one assigns weight and strength to various pieces of evidence determines what one believes. These “evidential valuations” are the product of one’s previous experiences and background beliefs. One’s evidential valuations are determined by the ways of understanding the world one acquires from past evidence and the authority figures one recognizes. Accordingly, the greater the difference in two individuals’ background experiences, the greater the difference in their evidential valuations. Thus, disagreements over complex matters such as philosophy, religion, and politics …