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This article summarizes . The book develops a new model for social ontology, applies it to groups and collective intentionality, and criticizes various forms of individualism. Part One of the book presents two traditional approaches to social ontology and unifies them into the “grounding–anchoring m...

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Published inJournal of social ontology Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 125 - 134
Main Author Epstein, Brian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published De Gruyter 23.03.2016
University of Vienna
Subjects
Agency
Anchoring
Collective intention
Groups
Individualism
Metaphysics
Social ontology
Social science
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Summary:This article summarizes . The book develops a new model for social ontology, applies it to groups and collective intentionality, and criticizes various forms of individualism. Part One of the book presents two traditional approaches to social ontology and unifies them into the “grounding–anchoring model” for the building of the social world. Part Two shows that individualism is mistaken even for basic facts about groups of people, challenges prevailing views of group intention and action, and illustrates how to approach facts about groups in general.
ISSN:2196-9655
2196-9663
DOI:10.1515/jso-2016-0001