THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL PRACTICES by Raimo Tuomela ( 9780521818605 )

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Title:

THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL PRACTICES
A COLLECTIVE ACCEPTANCE VIEW

By:

Raimo Tuomela

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Hardback

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0521818605

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

24 October, 2002

Pages:

288

Description:

This is a systematic philosophical study of the notion of a social practice.

Synopsis:

This is a systematic philosophical and conceptual study of the notion of a social practice. Raimo Tuomela explains social practices in terms of the interlocking mental states of the agents; he shows how social practices (for example customs and traditions) are 'building blocks of society'; and he offers a clear and powerful account of the way in which social institutions are constructed from these building blocks as established, interconnected sets of social practices with a special new social status. His analysis is based on the novel concept of shared 'we-attitudes', which represent a weak form of collective intentionality, and he makes instructive connections to major topics and figures in philosophy and the social sciences. His book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in philosophy of mind, philosophy of social science, psychology and sociology, and artificial intelligence.

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