Using Empirical Materials To Inform Normative Thinking About The Organization Of Groups For The Production Of Knowledge (2006–2008)
- Abstract:
- Philosophers, psychologists, organization theorists, and economists have increasingly given attention to ways groups function to aid or impede the development of knowledge. In philosophy, an interest in groups is a departure from classical models, which focused on individual knowers, and tended to ignore or excoriate group influence. Philosophical interest in these matters is normative, whereas scientific interest is descriptive, but proper normative thinking must be informed by empirical data. The project's aim is to survey materials from the sciences to develop a set of principles for the functioning of groups producing knowledge. It will be reported in the third volume of the applicant s trilogy on reason.
- Grant type:
- ARC Discovery Projects
- Researchers:
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Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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- Funded by:
- Australian Research Council
