Epistemology and the Wikipedia

dc.contributor.author	Magnus, P.D.
dc.date.available	2007-11-07T04:55:04Z
dc.date.issued	2006-08
dc.identifier.citation	Magnus, P.D. (August 2006) 'Epistemology and the Wikipedia.' Presented at the North American Computing and Philosophy Conference in Troy, New York.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1951/42589
dc.description.abstract	Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is written and edited entirely by visitors to its website. I argue that we are misled when we think of it in the same epistemic category with traditional general encyclopedias. An empirical assessment of its reliability reveals that it varies widely from topic to topic. So any particular claim found in it cannot be relied on based on its source. I survey some methods that we use in assessing specific claims and argue that the structure of the Wikipedia frustrates them.	en
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dc.subject	epistemology	en
dc.subject	wikipedia	en
dc.title	Epistemology and the Wikipedia	en
dc.type	Presentation	en