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Approaches for community decision making and collective reasoning [electronic resource] : knowledge technology support /

by Yearwood, John; Stranieri, Andrew; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hershey, Pa. : Information Science Reference, 2012Description: ix, 297 p. : ill. (some col.).ISBN: ; ; .Subject(s): Communities | Group decision making | Reasoning | Information technology -- Social aspects | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
The elements of collective decision making -- Collective reasoning and coalescing reasoning -- Individual reasoning within a reasoning community -- The generic/actual argument model -- Communicating reasoning and dialectics -- Coalescent reasoning -- Narrative reasoning -- Ontologies and the semantic web -- Pragmatic approaches to supporting reasoning communities -- Tools and applications for reasoning communities -- Technological support for reasoning communities.
Summary: "This book focuses on how groups can structure their activities toward making better decisions or in developing technologies for the support of decision-making in groups"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The elements of collective decision making -- Collective reasoning and coalescing reasoning -- Individual reasoning within a reasoning community -- The generic/actual argument model -- Communicating reasoning and dialectics -- Coalescent reasoning -- Narrative reasoning -- Ontologies and the semantic web -- Pragmatic approaches to supporting reasoning communities -- Tools and applications for reasoning communities -- Technological support for reasoning communities.

"This book focuses on how groups can structure their activities toward making better decisions or in developing technologies for the support of decision-making in groups"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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