On Credentials

Credentials play an important role in all modern societies, but the analysis of their nature and function has thus far been neglected by social philosophers. We present a view according to which the defining function of credentials is to certify the identity and the institutional status (including c...

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Main Authors: Smith Barry, Loddo Olimpia Giuliana, Lorini Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Vienna 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Social Ontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jso-2019-0034