The Independence Thesis in Practice:How to Explain Group Epistemic Success
An important lesson from social epistemology is the two-part"independence the-sis":groups may be irrational despite each member being rational,and groups may be rational although their members are irrational.We urge skepticism regarding real-world analyses of the second type,using the research on rationalizing cooperation as a paradigmatic example.We discuss a prominent example of such analysis—information cascades—and argue that it can be fruitfully re-conceptualized as an instance of epistemic cooperation.This new perspective points the way towards improved explanation and understanding of this important scenario.
帕翠夏·里奇、刘海林
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拜罗伊特大学哲学系
中山大学逻辑与认知研究所
中山大学哲学系
ERC projectDFG project"Knowledge and Decision"Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China
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