Précis of The Ant Trap

Journal of Social Ontology

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Brian Epstein¹ 

[1] Department of Philosophy, Tufts University

关键词: Social ontology;    Metaphysics;    Anchoring;    Collective intention;    Individualism;    Groups;    Agency;    Social science;   

DOI  :  10.1515/jso-2016-0001

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

This article summarizes The Ant Trap: Rebuilding the Foundations of the Social Sciences . 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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND