Sociality and Responsibility
New Essays in Plural Subject Theory
1st Edition
Published on 9. February 2000
192 pages
978-1-4616-4248-0 (ISBN)
Description
Sociality and Responsibility develops and extends the application of her plural subject theory of human sociality, first introduced in the earlier works On Social Facts and Living Together. Demonstrating the extensive range and fruitfulness of plural subject theory Gilbert presents accounts of social rules, scientific change, political obligation, collective remorse, collective guilt, shared intention and an important class of rights and obligations.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4616-4248-0 (9781461642480)
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Person
Margaret Gilbert is professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut at Storrs.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 1. Introduction: Sociality and Plural Subject Theory
Chapter 4 2. What Is It forUs to Intend?
Chapter 5 3. Collective Belief and Scientific Change
Chapter 6 4. Obligation and Joint Commitment
Chapter 7 5. Social Rules: Some Problems with Hart's Account, and an Alternative Proposal
Chapter 8 6. Reconsidering the "Actual Contract" Theory of Political Obligation
Chapter 9 7. Collective Remorse
Chapter 10 8. The Idea of Collective Guilt
Chapter 11 9. In Search of Sociality-Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Social Phenomena
Chapter 12 Bibliography of Related Works by the Author
Chapter 13 Comprehensive Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 1. Introduction: Sociality and Plural Subject Theory
Chapter 4 2. What Is It forUs to Intend?
Chapter 5 3. Collective Belief and Scientific Change
Chapter 6 4. Obligation and Joint Commitment
Chapter 7 5. Social Rules: Some Problems with Hart's Account, and an Alternative Proposal
Chapter 8 6. Reconsidering the "Actual Contract" Theory of Political Obligation
Chapter 9 7. Collective Remorse
Chapter 10 8. The Idea of Collective Guilt
Chapter 11 9. In Search of Sociality-Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Social Phenomena
Chapter 12 Bibliography of Related Works by the Author
Chapter 13 Comprehensive Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author
