Facets of Sociality

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The aim of this volume is to explore new approaches to the problem of the constitution of the various aspects of sociality and to confront these with received ideas. Therefore many of the contributions to this volume are devoted to a rather holistic and antireductionist conception of social objects, groups, joint actions and collective knowledge. The topics, that are dealt with are: a) the question of the ontological status of social objects and their relation to physical objects, b) collective agency and c) the question whether there can be shared knowledge and shared beliefs - a rather new topic in the discussion of the social aspects of personal life. Index Introduction Part I: Social Ontology The Foundations of Social Coordination:John Searle and Hernando de SotoBarry Smith, The Constitution of Social Objectsby Common ActionsNikos Psarros, Leipzi Kosmos Noetos and Carnap’sConstitution of Cultural ObjectsArto Siitonen, Helsinki Mental Causation andthe Notion of ActionWolfgang Detel, Frankfurt From Individual Mindto Forms of Human PracticePirmin Stekeler-Weithofer, Leipzig The Logic of Mind-Talk –Comment on Stekeler-Weithofer’sFrom Individual Mind to Forms ofHuman PracticeJakob Lindgaard, Warwick How do non-Joint Commitments comeinto Being?An Attempt at Cultural NaturalismIngvar Johansson, Saarbrücken Part II: Collective Action Acting together, Joint Commitment,and ObligationMargaret Gilbert, Storrs/CT Joint Action*Raimo Tuomela, Helsinki Levels of CollectivityFrank Kannetzky, Social Facts Explained and PresupposedBoris Hennig, Saarbrücken “We intend …”Richard Raatzsch, Potsdam On Not Doing One’s PartHans Bernhard Schmid1, Part III: Epistemic Holism Collective Epistemic Agencyand the Need for Collective EpistemologyDeborah Tollefsen, Epistemology of HolesLars Lundsten, Helsinki Interpretation, Understanding,and ApplicationBernt Österman, Helsinki About the Authors