Collaborative knowledge: Where the distributed and commitment models merge

Abstract Within analytic philosophy, the existence of collective knowledge has been motivated by means two apparently distinct, and in direct competition with one another, theoretical approaches: (i) commitment model (ii) distributed model. This paper agues, however, that to fully account for collaborative —i.e., a special kind knowledge—both models are required. In other words, there is at least knowledge, which requires treating not as competitors but complementary each other. If that’s correct, only can we gain deeper understanding specifics surrounding also clearer picture broader debate knowledge.