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Convention: A Philosophical Study

By David Lewis

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2002
ISBN
0631232567, 9780631232568, 9780470692967
Open Library ID
OL7610773M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8613540 bytes)
Pages
232\222
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969. Lewis analyzes social conventions as regularities in the resolution of recurring coordination problems-situations characterized by interdependent decision processes in which common interests are at stake. Conventions are contrasted with other kinds of regularity, and conventions governing systems of communication are given special attention.

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