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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.