The ant trap : rebuilding the foundations of the social sciences / Brian Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Brian, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in philosophy of science.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Social groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages).

Edition:

[First edition].

Other Title:

Rebuilding the foundations of the social sciences

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We live in a world of crowds and corporations, legislatures and languages, money and markets. These are all social objects - they are made, at least in part, by people and communities. But what exactly are these things? How are they made, and what is the role of people in making them? 'The Ant Trap' rewrites our understanding of the nature of the social world and the foundations of the social sciences.

Contents:

Individualism : a recipe for warding off spirits

Getting to the consensus view

Seeds of doubt

Another puzzle : a competing consensus

Tools and terminology

Grounding and anchoring

Case study : laws as frame principles

Two kinds of individualism

Against conjunctivism

Groups and constitution

Simple facts about groups

The identity of groups

Kinds of groups

Group attitudes : patterns of grounding

Group action : more than member action

Group intention

Other theories I : social integrate models

Other theories II : status models.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-023839-9

0-19-938112-7

0-19-938111-9

OCLC:

922973288