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Develops an analyses of a number of central everyday concepts of social phenomena, including shared action, a social convention, a group's belief, and a group itself. This book proposes that the core social phenomena among human beings are "plural subject" phenomena.

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"In this rich and rewarding work, Margaret Gilbert provides a novel and detailed account of our everyday concepts of social collectivity. In so doing she makes a seminal contribution to ... some vexed issues in the philosophy of social science... [An] intellectually pioneering work."--Social Epistemology

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A Paperback / softback by Margaret Gilbert

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 12/04/1992
    ISBN13: 9780691020808, 978-0691020808
    ISBN10: 0691020809

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Develops an analyses of a number of central everyday concepts of social phenomena, including shared action, a social convention, a group's belief, and a group itself. This book proposes that the core social phenomena among human beings are "plural subject" phenomena.

    Trade Review
    "In this rich and rewarding work, Margaret Gilbert provides a novel and detailed account of our everyday concepts of social collectivity. In so doing she makes a seminal contribution to ... some vexed issues in the philosophy of social science... [An] intellectually pioneering work."--Social Epistemology

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