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Knowledge in a Social Network

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Author

  • Staffan Angere

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.

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Publication/Series

Preprint without journal information

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Manne Siegbahn Institute

Topic

  • Philosophy

Status

Unpublished

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0348-7911