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Group intellectual transparency: a novel case for non-summativism.

T Ryan Byerly¹

¹Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield, 45 Victoria St, Sheffield, S3 7QB UK.

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Summary

This paper conceptualizes group intellectual transparency as a character trait. It argues that group transparency doesn't always equate to individual member transparency, proposing a novel non-summativist view.

Keywords:

Collective epistemology Intellectual virtue Perspective Summativism Transparency

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Social Epistemology
Group Cognition

Background:

Philosophical discourse on transparency, particularly group transparency, is increasing.
Existing frameworks often view group traits as simple aggregations of individual traits.

Purpose of the Study:

To conceptualize group transparency as an intellectual character trait.
To present a novel argument for a non-summativist understanding of group intellectual transparency.
To define group intellectual transparency based on attending to and sharing perspectives for epistemic goods.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of transparency as an intellectual character trait.
Development of a novel argument for non-summativism in group intellectual transparency.
Distinction from existing non-summativist arguments for group character traits.

Main Results:

A conceptualization of group intellectual transparency is developed.
A new argument demonstrates that group transparency is not always reducible to individual member transparency.
The proposed non-summativist account is robust even if other group traits are summativist.

Conclusions:

Group intellectual transparency is a distinct group character trait.
Non-summativist approaches are crucial for understanding group intellectual transparency.
This work offers a new perspective on collective epistemology and group agency.