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Socializing metaphysics : the nature of social reality / edited by Frederick F. Schmitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Naturalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Socializing Metaphysics supplies diverse answers to the basic questions of social metaphysics, from a broad array of voices. It will interest all philosophers and social scientists concerned with mind, action, or the foundations of social theory.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Socializing Metaphysics: An Introduction; Chapter 2. The Structure of the Social Atom: Joint Commitment as the Foundation of Human Social Behavior; Chapter 3. Practical Intersubjectivity; Chapter 4. The We-Mode and the I-Mode; Chapter 5. Joint Action: From Individualism to Supraindividualism; Chapter 6. Groups with Minds of Their Own; Chapter 7. Social Ontology and Political Power; Chapter 8. Conventions and Forms of Life; Chapter 9. Denotation and Discovery
- Chapter 10. Individual Autonomy and SocialityChapter 11. Social Construction: The ""Debunking"" Project; Chapter 12. Social Construction, Social Roles, and Stability; Socializing Metaphysics: A Bibliography; Index; Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-381) and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8185-987-9
- 1-299-13538-2
- 0-585-46665-3
- OCLC:
- 842971066
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