Experts and Consensus in Social Science (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

This book brings together the research of philosophers, sociologists, 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. It aims to answer many questions, the main one being: Can we start building a normative theory of expertise on the basis of the evidence that social scientists, sociologists and philosophers have uncovered?

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Ethical Economy, 50
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Carlo Martini • Marcel Boumans
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	305
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-08550-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	3-319-08550-6
Barcode:	9783319085500

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