Inferential collective self-knowledge
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This study presents a new inferential model for collective self-knowledge. Groups gain self-knowledge through forward-looking inferences about their own attitude-forming processes, offering a novel perspective on group cognition.
Area Of Science
- Philosophy of Mind
- Social Epistemology
- Cognitive Science
Background
- Collective self-knowledge is crucial for understanding group behavior and decision-making.
- Existing accounts often struggle to align with ordinary linguistic practices regarding group attitudes.
- Theories of group attitudes vary, necessitating a compatible framework for collective self-knowledge.
Purpose Of The Study
- To develop an inferential account of collective self-knowledge.
- To establish desiderata for any theory of collective self-knowledge.
- To propose a novel, forward-looking inferential model compatible with diverse views of group attitudes.
Main Methods
- Assumption of propositional attitudes in groups.
- Analysis of desiderata for collective self-knowledge accounts.
- Development of a novel inferential model based on attitude-production processes.
- Contrast with backward-looking inferential models of individual self-knowledge.
Main Results
- Groups possess a minimal, peculiar form of privileged access to their own attitudes.
- The proposed account explains features of group avowals in linguistic practice.
- The model is compatible with multiple philosophical views on group attitudes.
- Attitude-forming processes serve as evidence for collective self-knowledge.
Conclusions
- A forward-looking inferential account offers a robust framework for collective self-knowledge.
- Groups' access to their attitude production provides a basis for self-knowledge.
- This approach reconciles theoretical desiderata with practical linguistic observations.
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