Social ontology : collective intentionality and group agents / Raimo Tuomela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuomela, Raimo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social groups.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The main focus of this book about social ontology is collective intentionality (as expressed by joint intentions, wants, beliefs, and action) and group agency. The book gives the first full-blown theory of group reasons in the sense of members' participatory reasons as distinguished from a group agent's reasons for action.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Groups and We-Th inking""; ""3. Collective Intentions""; ""4. Acting for Social Reasons""; ""5. Collective Acceptance and the Formation of Group Attitudes""; ""6. Cooperation and Authority""; ""7. We-Reasoning in Game-Th eoretic Contexts""; ""8. Institutional Facts and Institutions""; ""9. Group Solidarity: All for One and One for All""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 4, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-936778-7

0-19-997827-1

OCLC:

854583720