In recent years, we have observed a significant trend towards filling the gap between social
network analysis and control. This trend was enabled by the introduction of new …

Consensus reaching processes (CRPs) aim to help decision-makers achieve agreement
regarding the solution to a common decision problem, and consequently play an …

In the large-scale group decision making (LGDM) consensus process, it is usually assumed
that the obtained clusters do not change. However, as the individual preferences change as …

When a group makes a decision, that decision carries a lot more weight than when just one
person does it. Think of the founding fathers of the American constitution and how much …

Opinion dynamics have attracted the interest of researchers from different fields. Local
interactions among individuals create interesting dynamics for the system as a whole. Such …

Are companies, churches, and states genuine agents? Or are they just collections of
individual agents that give a misleading impression of unity? This question is important …

The use of hesitant information in pairwise comparisons enriches the flexibility of qualitative
decision making and allows for hesitant fuzzy linguistic preference relation (HFLPR). This …

When does opinion formation within an interacting group lead to consensus, polarization or
fragmentation? The article investigates various models for the dynamics of continuous …

Knowledge in a Social World offers a philosophy for the information age. Alvin Goldman
explores new frontiers by creating a thoroughgoing social epistemology, moving beyond the …

In this impressive second edition of Theory of Knowledge, Keith Lehrer introduces students
to the major traditional and contemporary accounts of knowing. Beginning with the …