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epistemic network models
Also known as: epistemic network, Epistemic network models, epistemic networks
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Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Feb 26, 2001 6 facts
claimWeatherall et al. (2020) and Lewandowsky et al. (2019) show that a propagandist can mislead public agents by sharing a biased sample of real results produced within an epistemic network.
claimEpistemic network models allow philosophers to explore processes of influence in social networks, understand why social ties are important for belief formation, and consider methods for creating better knowledge systems.
referencePatrick Grim published 'Threshold Phenomena in Epistemic Networks' in the 2009 AAAI Fall Symposium Series: Complex Adaptive Systems and the Threshold Effect.
claimCommunities in epistemic network models can settle on either better or worse theories based on misleading evidence.
claimJames Owen Weatherall, Cailin O’Connor, and Justin P. Bruner argue in their 2020 paper 'How to Beat Science and Influence People: Policymakers and Propaganda in Epistemic Networks' that propaganda can effectively manipulate epistemic networks to influence policy outcomes.
referenceTravis LaCroix, Anders Geil, and Cailin O'Connor argue in their 2021 paper 'The dynamics of retraction in epistemic networks' that the retraction of scientific claims affects the structure and reliability of epistemic networks.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Aug 28, 2019 3 facts
referenceSarita Rosenstock, Justin Bruner, and Cailin O’Connor authored the 2017 paper 'In Epistemic Networks, Is Less Really More?', published in Philosophy of Science, which investigates the efficiency of information flow in epistemic networks.
claimHolman and Bruner (2015) demonstrated using a network model that a single agent sharing fraudulent evidence can prevent an epistemic network from reaching a successful consensus by introducing misleading data.
referenceEpistemic network models are a paradigm used by philosophers to explore social aspects of epistemology by representing social or informational ties where beliefs, evidence, and testimony are shared.
Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu Jul 24, 2024 2 facts
claimA subfield of social epistemology studies the behavior of epistemic networks as a whole.
claimSullivan et al. (2020) state that an individual's epistemic position depends on the number, independence, diversity, and reliability of sources, as well as the effort required to change the structure of one's epistemic network.