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  1. Oct 27, 2017 · One can doubt one’s own motives, or one’s competence to drive a car. One can doubt that one is up to the challenge of fighting a serious illness. Epistemic self-doubt is the special case where what we doubt is our ability to achieve an epistemically favorable state, for example, to achieve true beliefs.

  2. Dec 3, 1997 · Descartes’ Epistemology. First published Wed Dec 3, 1997; substantive revision Mon Nov 27, 2023. René Descartes (1596–1650) is widely regarded as a key figure in the founding of modern philosophy. His noteworthy contributions extend to mathematics and physics. This entry focuses on his philosophical contributions to the theory of knowledge.

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  4. Self-doubt is thought to be different from self-efficacy —self-efficacy involves our expectations of performing well in a given domain. Rather, self-doubt appears to involve thoughts or rumination about overall competence. So, someone who is self-doubting may be very clear about who they are but not clear about their level of competence.

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  6. Knowledge of the Self. The main entry focused on knowledge of one’s own mental states. Yet “self-knowledge” can also be used to refer to knowledge of the self and its nature. Issues about knowledge of the self include: (1) how it is that one distinguishes oneself from others, as the object of a self-attribution; (2) whether self-awareness ...

  7. May 31, 2012 · Abstract. The need for understanding serves as a theme throughout social and personality psychology. It is reflected in people’s striving toward a shared, social construction of reality (e.g., conformity, uniformity) that runs through so much of the history of theory and research in the field. Stemming from this core motivation, the ...

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