Social structure and the effects of conformity.

Conformity is an often criticized feature of human belief formation. Although generally regarded as a negative influence on reliability, it has not been widely studied. This paper attempts to determine the epistemic effects of conformity by analyzing a mathematical model of this behavior. In additio...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 172; no. 3; pp. 317 - 341
Autor principal: Zollman, Kevin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost