| | Collective Intentionality [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | For the purposes of this article I will focus on two types, simple summative account (SSA) and the complex summative account (CSA), identified by Margaret Gilbert in her (1987) article "Modelling Collective Belief." According to the simple summative account: |
 | | Although Angelo Corlett (1996) has criticized examples of this sort and has provided a defense of a simple summative account, most theorists agree with Gilbert that the account is insufficient. |
 | | In addition to being too weak, many including Gilbert believe that both the CSA and SSA are too strong. |
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