From SEP to SEPIA: How and Why Indiana University is Helping the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Allen, Colin; Jagodzinski, Cecile M.

doi:10.7771/2380-176x.4919

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“…Knowledge of Evolution Exam (KEE) questions were translated to Spanish from the original questionnaire (Cotner et al, 2010) and an extra question was added regarding evolutionary mechanisms besides natural selection. As a strong dualistic stance may imply the belief that humans and non-human animals are qualitatively different in their properties (Allen & Trestman, 2020), additional questions were designed for a Knowledge of Human Evolution Exam (KEEH) to account for knowledge of evolutionary theory pertinent to the human species.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, by considering humanity as part of a continuum of life forms, Darwinian theory presents human thought processes as a not essentially distinct from that of non-human animals. This conception also arguably runs counter to strict Cartesian mindbody dualism (Allen & Trestman, 2020). In this sense, presenting students with the concepts and problems concerning evolutionary biology could, in principle, serve to call into question a strict dualistic perspective.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge of theory of evolution and beliefs as determinants of dualism in health science students

Zappala

López

Aguirre

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It has been proposed that dualistic conceptions on the mind and the body can affect the practice of health professionals. Religious beliefs have already been described as affecting mind-body dualistic thinking. Another factor that may play a role is knowledge of evolutionary theory, but this relationship has not been explored. In this work, data on knowledge of evolutionary theory and supernatural and dualistic beliefs of 287 Psychology and Medicine university students from Argentina were collected through a cross-sectional online survey. Information was analyzed to determine whether an association exists between knowledge of evolutionary theory, supernatural beliefs and dualism. We found significant statistical associations between supernatural beliefs and dualism (positive) and between both and knowledge of evolutionary theory (negative). Also, some heterogeneity was found within dualistic questions between theoretical and case-scenario questions. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that knowledge of evolutionary theory could undermine mind-body dualistic conceptions.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%