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Institutional Dysfunctions and Trust Repair: An Introduction 制度功能障碍与信任修复：导论

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1002/japp.70074

Marta Giunta Martino

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The Ethics of Combatting Pernicious Ideological Beliefs 与有害思想信仰作斗争的伦理学

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70060

Allen Buchanan

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Tracking the Epistemic Harms of Marital Rape: The Case for Experiential Injustice 追踪婚内强奸的认知危害：经验不公正的案例

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-11-03 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70058

Sushruth Ravish, Ritu Sharma

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No Art on a Dead Planet: Political Iconoclasm as Climate Activism 死亡的星球上没有艺术：作为气候行动主义的政治偶像破坏

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70055

Alice Madeleine Hilder Jarvis

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Funding Research Randomly 随机资助研究

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Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70057

Louis Larue

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The Dumbed-Down Discourse Dilemma 愚钝话语困境

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Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-25 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70056

Malte Jauch

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How to Change Minds Ethically: Doxastic Vulnerability, Epistemic Harm Reduction, and the Role of Therapists in Psychedelic Therapy 如何在伦理上改变思想：心理脆弱性，认知伤害减少，以及治疗师在迷幻治疗中的作用

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70053

Jan Christoph Bublitz

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Is Partisanship Dysfunctional for Representative Institutions? 代议制机构的党派关系是否失灵？

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70052

Chiara Destri

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Monitoring and Institutional Trust Repair 监督与机构信任修复

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Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70046

Emma C. Gordon

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Taking the Political Context Seriously: How to Evaluate Ethics Commissions 严肃对待政治背景：如何评价伦理委员会

IF 0.9 2区哲学

Journal of Applied Philosophy Pub Date : 2025-10-03 DOI: 10.1111/japp.70051

Eilev Hegstad

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