Indoctrination, Insulation, and Closed-Minded Belief: Easy as ABC

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dc.contributorVavova, Katia
dc.contributorHilton, Adam
dc.contributor.advisorEmery, Nina
dc.contributor.authorMigliorino, Madalyn
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-30T19:45:42Z
dc.date.available2023-06-30T19:45:42Z
dc.date.gradyear2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023-06-30
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I argue that indoctrination is closed-minded belief caused by epistemic insulation, where epistemic insulation is a belief that motivates closed-mindedness for any reason. I first consider and reject previous accounts of indoctrination which define it by intention, method, outcome, and content. I next consider Rinalli’s definition, which functions as the basis of my own definition, but claims that epistemic insulation motivates the pupil by appealing to their desire to be rational and moral. Finally, I present and defend my own account of indoctrination which differs from previous accounts by claiming that epistemic insulation can be motivated by reasons beyond a desire to be rational and moral.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPhilosophyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/6442
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublicen_US
dc.subjectindoctrinationen_US
dc.subjectepistemic insulationen_US
dc.subjectclosed-mindednessen_US
dc.subjectepistemologyen_US
dc.subjectphilosophy of educationen_US
dc.titleIndoctrination, Insulation, and Closed-Minded Belief: Easy as ABCen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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