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Group epistemic value
Jeffrey DunnJeffrey Dunnsubject
Value (ethics)Philosophy of mindVDP::Humaniora: 000::Filosofiske fag: 160Group (mathematics)Social epistemology05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Metaphysics06 humanities and the arts050905 science studies0603 philosophy ethics and religionEpistemologyPhilosophy of languagePhilosophy060302 philosophySociology0509 other social sciencesCurriculumdescription
AbstractSometimes we are interested in how groups are doing epistemically in aggregate. For instance, we may want to know the epistemic impact of a change in school curriculum or the epistemic impact of abolishing peer review in the sciences. Being able to say something about how groups are doing epistemically is especially important if one is interested in pursuing a consequentialist approach to social epistemology of the sort championed by Goldman (Knowledge in a social world. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999). According to this approach we evaluate social practices and institutions from an epistemic perspective based on how well they promote the aggregate level of epistemic value across a community. The aim of this paper is to investigate this concept of group epistemic value and defend a particular way of measuring it.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-05-28 |