Experts and Consensus in Social Science
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Beschreibung
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.
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?
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
Autor*in
Carlo Martini
Themen in »Experts and Consensus in Social Science«
Applying the Neyman-Rubin Model Attributing Expertise in Uncertain Times Consensus and Its Critics Consensus in Science Consensus in the Social Sciences Disagreement, Compromise, and the Problem of Relevance Expert-Based Consensus Experts and Evidence in Economics Institutional Economics of Stakeholder Consultation Model-Based Consensus Philosophies of Experts and Consensus Politics of Expertise Rational Consensus Scientific Expertise Social, Economic and Political Problems