From plural to institutional agency : collective action. Volume 2 / Kirk Ludwig. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludwig, Kirk, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pluralism.

Agent (Philosophy).

Collective bargaining.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

collective action

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2017

Summary:

Kirk Ludwig presents a philosophical account of institutional action, such as action by corporations and nation states, arguing that it can be understood exhaustively in terms of the agency of individuals and concepts constructed out of materials that are already at play in our understanding of individual action. He thus argues for a strong form of methodological individualism.

Contents:

Halftitle page 1. Introduction 2. Plural Agency 3. Singular Group Agents 4. The Distributive/Collective Ambiguity in Singular Group Action Sentences 5. The Apparent Autonomy of Singular Group Agents 6. Essentially Intentional Action Types 7. Constitutive Rules and Agency 8. Status Functions as Agentive Functions 9. Status Functions and Conventions 10. Kinds of Status Functions 11. Group Membership 12. Declarations and Status Functions 13. The Division of Labor and Proxy Agency 14. Corporations 15. Nation States 16. Summary and Conclusion

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 19, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-250739-7

0-19-183156-5