The epistemic life of groups : essays in the epistemology of collectives /

Groups engage in epistemic activity all the time, from the collective inquiry of scientific researchers to the deliberations of juries. Yet there is still relatively little philosophical work on collective epistemology. Eleven new essays explore this practice and its relation to epistemology, politi...

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Other Authors: Brady, Michael, 1965- (Editor), Fricker, Miranda (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Mind Association occasional series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Groups engage in epistemic activity all the time, from the collective inquiry of scientific researchers to the deliberations of juries. Yet there is still relatively little philosophical work on collective epistemology. Eleven new essays explore this practice and its relation to epistemology, political philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of science.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191077739
0191077739
9780191820380
0191820385