Sociality and Responsibility - New Essays in Plural Subject Theory

One of the most distinguished living social philosophers, Margaret Gilbert develops and extends her application of plural subject theory of human sociality, first introduced in her earlier works On Social Facts and Living Together. Sociality and Responsibility presents an extended discussion of her proposal that joint commitments inherently involve obligations and rights, proposing, in effect, a new theory of obligations and rights. In addition, it demonstrates the extensive range and fruitfulness of plural subject theory by presenting accounts of social rules, scientific change, political obligation, collective remorse, collective guilt, shared intention and an important class of rights and obligations.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1. Introduction: Sociality and Plural Subject Theory Chapter 4 2. What Is It forUs to Intend? Chapter 5 3. Collective Belief and Scientific Change Chapter 6 4. Obligation and Joint Commitment Chapter 7 5. Social Rules: Some Problems with Hart's Account, and an Alternative Proposal Chapter 8 6. Reconsidering the "Actual Contract" Theory of Political Obligation Chapter 9 7. Collective Remorse Chapter 10 8. The Idea of Collective Guilt Chapter 11 9. In Search of Sociality-Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Social Phenomena Chapter 12 Bibliography of Related Works by the Author Chapter 13 Comprehensive Bibliography Chapter 14 Index Chapter 15 About the Author

About the author

By Margaret Gilbert

Summary

This text develops and extends the application of Margaret Gilbert's plural subject theory of human sociality, first introduced in her earlier works "On Social Facts" and "Living Together". It presents accounts of social rules, scientific change, political obligation, and collective remorse.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Gilbert, Gilbert Margaret
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2000
• EAN: 9780847697625
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9762-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 233 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Sozialpsychologie, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social, group or collective psychology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -