Social Ontology
Author | : Raimo Tuomela |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2016-05-03 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 019061238X |
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This volume presents a systematic philosophical theory related to the collectivism-versus-individualism debate in the social sciences. A weak version of collectivism (the "we-mode" approach) that depends on group-based collective intentionality is developed in the book. We-mode collective intentionality is not individualistically reducible and is needed to complement individualistic accounts in social scientific theorizing. The we-mode approach is used in the book to account for collective intention and action, cooperation, group attitudes, social practices and institutions as well as group solidarity.