Experts and Consensus in Social Science

This book brings together the research of philosophers and social scientists. It examines those areas of scientific practice where reliance on the subjective judgment of experts and practitioners is the main source of useful knowledge to address, and, possibly, bring solutions to social problems. A...

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Other Authors: Martini, Carlo. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Boumans, Marcel. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 50
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08551-7
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