Saturday, August 1, 2026

Social Pluralism

There is not just one "correct" model of the world*. Rather, pluralism argues that it is better to have a number of different overlapping models*. This is true for models of society as well as scientific theories. I therefore favor a society of intelligent agents** and collective leadership***.

The scientific research community is an especially successful example of such a collective intelligence.**** To function properly it needs to be "open source".*****

* See my blogs of 17 August 2012 and 26 September 2010 and Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.,vol. 55, #2, February  2010. Also pages 381-382 of Kelly's The Logic of Reliable Inquiry, Oxford Univ. Press, 1996.

** Humans and/or A.I.s.  See also my blog of 16 September 2010.

*** Perhaps involving things like my blog of 10 September 2023. 

**** Despite various issues such as those noted in my blogs of 26 August 2011, 3 February 2012, and 2 May 2026.

***** See my blog of 20 February 2026.

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