Social Ontology in the Making / Raimo Tuomela, Raul Hakli, Pekka Mäkelä.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hakli, Raul, Editor.

Mäkelä, Pekka, Editor.

Tuomela, Raimo, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 391 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This collection does not only include articles by Raimo Tuomela and his co-authors which have been decisive in social ontology. An extensive introduction provides an account of the impact of the works, the most important debates in the field, and also addresses future issues. Thus, the book gives insights that are still viable and worthy of further scrutiny and development, making it an inspiring source for those engaged in the debates of the field today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Social Ontology in the Making: An Introduction

From Social Imitation to Teamwork

We-Intentions

Actions by Collectives

We Will Do It

Group Beliefs

Collective Goals and Communicative Action

Cooperation and Trust in Group Context

Joint Action and Group Action Made Precise

Norms and Agreement

Collective Intentions and the Maintenance of Social Practices

Two Kinds of We-Reasoning

Group Agents and Their Responsibility

List of Publications

Subject index

Index of names

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110618204

3110618206

9783110617672

3110617676

OCLC:

1153452278