Replies to Guala and Gallotti

Brian Epstein

Replies to Guala and Gallotti

Authors

Brian Epstein Tufts University

Keywords:

social ontology, metaphysics, anchoring, collective intention, individualism, groups, agency, social science

Abstract

This article responds to comments by Francesco Guala and Mattia Gallotti on The Ant Trap. In the replies, I address the relation of new advances in cognitive science to the study of collective attitudes, clarify distinct questions we might ask about grounding and about anchoring in social ontology, defend various forms of pluralism about grounds and about anchors, and discuss the type-token distinction as it applies to social entities.

References

Einheuser, I. (2006): “Counterconventional Conditionals”. In: Philosophical Studies 127. No. 3, p. 459–482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-004-7790-5

Guala, F. (2016): Understanding Institutions: The Science and Philosophy of Living Together. Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400880911

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Published

2016-03-23

How to Cite

Epstein, Brian. 2016. “Replies to Guala and Gallotti”. Journal of Social Ontology 2 (1). Vienna, Austria:159-72. https://journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/jso/article/view/6853.