Groupthink versus The Wisdom of Crowds: The social epistemology of deliberation and dissent

Southern Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL, 2006, Pages 28-42

  Solomon, Miriam ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58449103984     PISSN: 00384283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-6962.2006.tb00028.x     Document Type: Review

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