Can computer science solve our social problems With Discourses on Social Software Jan Van Eijck and Rineke Verbrugge suggest it can offering the reader a fascinating introduction to the innovative field of social software Compiling a series of discussions involving a logician a computer scientist a philosopher and a number of researchers from various other academic fields this collection details the many ways in which the seemingly abstract disciplines of logic and computer science can be used to analyze and solve contemporary social problems Can computer scientists contribute to the solution of societal problems Can logic help to model social interactions Are there recipes for making groups with diverging preferences arrive at reasonable decisions Why is common knowledge important for social interaction Does the rational pursuit of individual interests put the public interest in danger and if so why Discourses on Social Software sheds light on these and similar questions This book offers the reader an ideal introduction to the exciting new field of social software It shows in detail the many ways in which the seemingly abstract sciences of logic and computer science can be put to use to analyse and solve contemporary social problems The unusual format of a series of discussions among a logician a computer scientist a philosopher and some researchers from other disciplines encourages the reader to develop his own point of view The only requirements for reading this book are a nodding familiarity with logic a curious mind and a taste for spicy debate This title is available in the OAPEN Library http www oapen org This book offers the reader an ideal introduction to the exciting new field of social software
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