The Philosophy of Sociality - The Shared Point of View

Zusatztext This book is a worthy contribution to the literature on social groups and agency. While challenging, its meticulous argumentation helps to recast the familiar notion of the group as a tightly defined and widely applicable concept. Informationen zum Autor Raimo Tuomela Professor of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki Klappentext The Philosophy of Sociality examines the nature of sociality in its various forms, with special emphasis on collective intentionality. Raimo Tuomela begins with a distinction between the "we-perspective" and the "I-perspective." His study of strong collective intentionality -- as expressed by joint intentions, collective commitment, group belief, authority-based group action, and other phenomena -- outlines the circumstances under which an individual is required to think and act as a group member. By developing a systematic theory of sociality, Tuomela investigates such topics as social institutions, cooperation, cultural evolution, and group responsibility. In The Philosophy of Sociality Tuomela asserts that "we-mode" collective intentionality is a conceptual prerequisite for understanding basic social notions. He finds several contexts in which we-mode intentionality is preferable to "pro-group" I-mode intentionality. He ultimately defends a naturalistic view of the social world by arguing that the we-mode is a genetic and cultural adaptaion. Zusammenfassung The Philosophy of Sociality offers new ideas and conceptual tools for philosophers and social scientists in their analysis of the social world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1.: Acting as a Group Member 2.: The We-Mode and the I-Mode 3.: Shared We-Attitudes 4.: Joint Intention and We-Intention 5.: Joint Social Action 6.: Group Action and Group Attitudes 7.: Cooperation 8.: Social Institutions 9.: Cultural Evolution of Cooperative Social Activities 10.: Group Responsibility References ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Raimo Tuomela, Raimo (Professor of Social and Moral Philosophy Tuomela, Tuomela Raimo
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780199739066
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973906-6
• Pages: 328
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Sociology & anthropology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Sociology and anthropology, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge