Social Reality - The Problems of Philosophy - Finn Collin - Paperback

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Social Reality (Problems of Philosophy)
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0415147972
ISBN-13
9780415147972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1094062

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
266 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Social Reality
Publication Year
1997
Subject
General, History & Surveys / Modern, Metaphysics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Author
Finn Collin
Series
Problems of Philosophy Ser.
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
96-048387
Reviews
'One of the remarkable things about the book is its philosophical sophistication in bringing to bear recent work on matters of social thought ... It is exceptionally written - lucid and plain in an arena that is fraught with stridency.' - Ian Jarvie, York University
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
301/.01
Synopsis
Social reality is currently a hotly debated topic not only in social science, but also in philosophy and the other humanities. Finn Collin, in this concise guide, asks if social reality is created by the way social agents conceive of it? Is there a difference between the kind of existence attributed to social and to physical facts - do physical facts enjoy a more independent existence? To what extent is social reality a matter of social convention. Finn Collin considers a number of traditional doctrines which support the constructivist position that social reality is generated by our 'interpretation' of it. He also examines the way social facts are contingent upon the meaning invested in them by social agents; the nature of social convention; the status of social facts as symbolic; the ways in which socially shared language is claimed to generate the reality described, as well as the limitations of some of the over-ambitious popular arguments for social constructivism., Social reality is a key problem in the philosophy of social science. Outlining the major historical and contemporary issues raised by the social reality and social facts, this book has something to offer both philosophers and social scientists. To the former is shows how the well-worn topic of realism versus anti-realism assumes new and interestingly varied forms when social reality is substituted for physical reality. For the social scientist, the book offers conceptual clarification of key issues in recent social science which are really philosophical issues.
LC Classification Number
BD331.C566 1997

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