John Searle's Ideas About Social Reality

Extensions, Criticisms, and Reconstructions

David Koepsell editor Laurence S Moss editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:21st Apr '03

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John R. Searle’s 1995 publication The Construction of Social Reality is the foundation of this collection of scholarly papers examining Searle's philosophical theories. The book works to reconstruct the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's celebrated work on intentionality. The authors provide rich and varied critical appraisals of Searle's original text.


  • Reconstructs the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's celebrated work on intentionality
  • Authors provide rich and varied critical appraisals of Searle's original text.

"This book is a useful exposition of the difficulties that patents on human genes give rise to. Its focus on philosophical considerations adds depth to the debate, and it takes a novel perspective . . . A book that proposes that the model should be abolished should promote useful debate in the field." (The Journal of Biosocial Science, 2011)

 

ISBN: 9781405112581

Dimensions: 231mm x 156mm x 17mm

Weight: 454g

324 pages