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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      22 September 2009
      24 October 2002
      ISBN:
      9780511487446
      9780521818605
      9780521039239
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.615kg, 288 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.435kg, 288 Pages
    • Subjects:
      Social Theory, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    Social Theory, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Philosophy

    Book description

    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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    '… makes a significant contribution … detailed, logical and comprehensive.'

    Source: Philosophical Writings

    'The Philosophy of Social Practices makes a significant contribution to the field of collective intentionality and social action by providing an analysis of social practices and institutions which is detailed, logical and comprehensive.'

    Source: Philosophical Writings

    'Raimo Tuomela's book gives an extremely detailed, systematic and clarifying analysis of the central building blocks of the social world. The book really does seem to fill a void … Tuomela fills his book with illuminating details, examples and novel distinctions.'

    Source: Nordic Journal of Philosophy

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