Précis of Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms

Authors

  • Charlotte Witt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25365/jso-2025-9415

Keywords:

artisanal model, social ontology, social norms, internalism, externalism

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Published

2026-07-17

How to Cite

Witt, Charlotte. 2026. “Précis of Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms”. Journal of Social Ontology 11 (2). Vienna, Austria:1-6. https://doi.org/10.25365/jso-2025-9415.