Social Ontology
| Author | : Raimo Tuomela |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2016-05-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190612382 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019061238X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38X Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Ontology written by Raimo Tuomela and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a systematic philosophical theory related to the collectivism-versus-individualism debate in the social sciences. A weak version of collectivism (the "we-mode" approach) that depends on group-based collective intentionality is developed in the book. We-mode collective intentionality is not individualistically reducible and is needed to complement individualistic accounts in social scientific theorizing. The we-mode approach is used in the book to account for collective intention and action, cooperation, group attitudes, social practices and institutions as well as group solidarity.
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