Description
Opinion Pooling is a comprehensive examination of how individuals’ beliefs and judgments can be rationally combined into a single collective opinion. Written by Lee Elkin and Richard Pettigrew and published by Cambridge University Press, this work delves into the philosophical and mathematical foundations of aggregating expert judgments.
The book addresses fundamental questions about consensus-building, group decision-making, and the methods for pooling probabilistic beliefs. It covers classical approaches to opinion aggregation, explores modern developments in the field, and discusses applications ranging from scientific expert panels to political decision-making. The authors examine both the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of creating coherent collective positions from diverse individual perspectives.
This rigorous treatment provides essential reading for philosophers, logicians, decision theorists, and anyone interested in how groups can make rational collective judgments while respecting individual autonomy and epistemic diversity.
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