Rational Consensus in Science and Society : A Philosophical and Mathematical Study

TItis book is the joint project of a philosopher, Lehrer, and a mathematician, Wagner. The book is, therefore, divided into a first part written by Lehrer, which is primarily philosophical, and a second part written by Wagner that is primarily formal. The authors were, however, influenced by each ot...

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Hauptverfasser: Lehrer, Keith, 1936-, Wagner, C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Livre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Schriftenreihe:Philosophical Studies Series 24
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Edition sous un autre format:• Rational Consensus in science and society, a philosophical and mathematical study, by Keith Lehrer,... and Carl Wagner,., Dordrecht, D. Reidel, 1981, IX-165 p, Philosophical studies series in philosophy, 90-277-1306-5
• Rational Consensus in science and society, a philosophical and mathematical study, by Keith Lehrer,... and Carl Wagner,., Dordrecht, D. Reidel, 1981, IX-165 p, Philosophical studies series in philosophy, 90-277-1306-5
• Rational Consensus in Science and Society, Texte imprimé, 9789400985216
Inhaltsangabe:
  • One: A Philosophical Theory of Rational Consensus
  • 1. Consensus and Philosophical Issues
  • 2. The Elementary Method and Consensual Probability
  • 3. The Elementary Method and Social Choice
  • 4. The Extended Model
  • 5. Applications of the Consensus Model
  • Two: The Formal Foundations of Rational Consensus
  • 6. Allocation and Ordering by Weighted Arithmetic Averaging - An Axiomatic Approach
  • 7. Convergence to Consensus - The Elementary Model
  • 8. Convergence to Consensus - The Extended Model
  • References
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects.