Knowledge in a Social Network
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Summary, in English
The purpose of this paper is to present a formal model of social net- works suitable for studying questions in social epistemology. We show how to use this model, in conjunction with a computer program for simulating groups of inquirers, to draw conclusions about the epistemological prop- erties of different social practices. This furnishes us with the beginnings of a systematic research program in social epistemology, from which to approach problems pertaining to epistemic value, optimal organization, and the dynamics of multi-agent inquiry.
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Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Preprint without journal information
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Manne Siegbahn Institute
Ämne
- Philosophy
Status
Unpublished
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0348-7911