Epistemic democracy in classical Athens: Sophistication, diversity, and innovation

Collective Wisdom: Principles and Mechanisms

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 118-147

  Ober, Josiah ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511846427.007     Document Type: Chapter

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