Social Ontology by Brian Epstein

Social Ontology by Brian Epstein

Social ontology is the study of the nature of the social world. This Element aims to provide an overview of this burgeoning field, and also to map the questions that theories in social ontology address. When we encounter a theory of some social thing - groups, law, gender, and so on -how are we to read it? What classes of theories have been explored and abandoned, and what classes are new and promising? The Element distinguishes theories of social construction from theories that characterize the products of social construction. For each, the Element works through a 'toy' theory and then discusses features that more realistic theories ought to include. Three running examples are discussed throughout the Element: (1) property, or ownership; (2) race, or racialized kinds; (3) collective attitudes (i.e., beliefs, desires, knowledge, intentions, etc., of groups and organizations). This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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ISBN 13	9781009663243
ISBN 10	1009663240
Title	Social Ontology
Author	Brian Epstein
Series	Elements In Metaphysics
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2025-05-08
Number of pages	84
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