EAN: 9783319332352

SOCIAL ONTOLOGY AND COLLECTIVE INTENTIONALITY G...

This volume features a critical evaluation of the recent work of the philosopher  Prof. Raimo
Tuomela and it also offers it offers new approaches to the collectivism-versus-individualism
debate. It specifically looks at Tuomela's book Social Ontology and its accounts of collective
intentionality and related topics. The book contains eight essays written by expert
contributors that present different perspectives on Tuomela's investigation into the philosophy
of sociality  social ontology  theory of action  and (philosophical) decision and game theory.
In addition  Tuomela himself gives a comprehensive response to each essay and defends his
theory in terms of the new arguments presented here. Overall  readers will gain a deeper
insight into group reasoning and the we-mode approach  which is used to account for collective
intention and action  cooperation  group attitudes  social practices  and institutions as well
as group solidarity. This book will be of interest to a wide range of readers and graduate
students and researchers interested in contemporary philosophy of sociality  sociological
theory  social ontology as well as the philosophy of mind  decision and game theory  and
cognitive science.Tuomela's book stands as a model of excellence in social ontology  an
especially intractable field of philosophical inquiry that benefits conspicuously from the
devotion of Tuomela's keen philosophical mind. His book is must reading in social ontology. J.
Angelo Corlett  Julia Lyons Strobel

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