tell me about "social epistemology"?

Answer 1

Classic epistemology tends to focus almost entirely on what goes on inside a single person's head. It contrasts his beliefs with what is actually true, the processes by which he forms and distinguishes between the two, and so on.

Perhaps obviously, social epistemology takes at least a couple steps back. It tries to take into account processes larger in the search for the truth - the efforts of communities and societies and so on. It certainly embraces more history and sociology... the question of whether a person knows one thing or another is largely abandoned in favour of the question about whether the knowledge exists at all. As such, it may be a more accurate reflection of systems that have proven to be rather effective, such as peer-reviewed scientific development or team efforts in innovation.

Some of its proponents even suggest that it should completely replace classic epistemology. Before it can do that, however, they are going to have to agree much more on a lot of things - some social epistemologist work only with opinion and consensus, some try to integrate everything into a more complex whole, and many fall anywhere between the two extremes.

Link below for a fairly thorough analysis of social epistemology. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

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