It examines those areas of scientific practice where reliance on the subjective judgment of experts and practitioners is the main source of useful knowledge to address and possibly, bring solutions to social problems. The book looks at how experts reach consensus in the social sciences, and which experts are relevant to which problems.
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This book brings together the research of philosophers and social scientists. It examines those areas of scientific practice where reliance on the subjective judgment of experts and practitioners is the main source of useful knowledge to address, and, possibly, bring solutions to social problems. A common phenomenon in applications of science is that objective evidence does not point to a single answer, or solution, to a problem. Reliance on subjective judgment, then, becomes necessary, despite the known fact that hunches, even those of putative experts, often provide information that is not very accurate, and that experts are prone to fallacies and biases. The book looks at how experts reach consensus in the social sciences, and which experts are relevant to which problems. This book offers the ingredients for building a normative theory of expertise on the basis of the evidence that social scientists and philosophers have uncovered.

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Provides an new and unique interdisciplinary approach to expert consensus Can be used as a handbook on expert consensus Takes a normative stance on the problem of expertise Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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ISBN
9783319085500
Publisert
2014-09-24
Utgiver
Springer International Publishing AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
13