The philosophy of social practices: a collective acceptance view

Contents......Page 8
List of figures......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction......Page 14
1.1 Wide and narrow social constructivism......Page 18
1.2 The contents of this book......Page 22
2.1 Introduction to collective intentionality......Page 30
2.2 Collective intentions surveyed......Page 31
2.3 Shared we-attitudes......Page 35
2.4 Collective intention to act together......Page 39
2.5 Mutual belief......Page 46
Appendix: the we-mode and the I-mode......Page 49
3.1 Introduction......Page 53
3.2 Sellars on conceptual activity......Page 56
3.3 Can conceptuality be noncircularly characterized?......Page 61
3.4 Elementary conceptual activity......Page 65
3.5 Collective pattern-governed behavior......Page 68
3.6 Are social practices required for conceptuality?......Page 77
3.7 Conclusion......Page 89
4.1 Introduction......Page 91
4.2 Collective social action......Page 93
4.3 What are social practices?......Page 102
4.4 Theses regarding core social practices......Page 112
4.5 Presuppositional and motivational reasons......Page 121
4.6 Customs and other kinds of social practices......Page 126
4.7 Conclusion......Page 134
5.1 Introduction......Page 135
5.2 The basic features of the Collective Acceptance account......Page 138
5.3 The Collective Acceptance account made precise......Page 149
5.4 Collective commitment......Page 154
5.5 Qualifications and additions......Page 157
5.6 Collective acceptance as shared we-attitude......Page 164
5.7 Conclusion......Page 167
6.1 Social institutions introduced......Page 169
6.2 The basic ideas......Page 175
6.3 The final account......Page 180
6.4 Searle on social institutions......Page 196
6.5 Social organizations and institutional social practices......Page 199
6.6 Conclusion......Page 205
Appendix: Institution concepts as reflexive concepts......Page 207
7.1 Introduction......Page 214
7.2 Preconditions of social practices......Page 216
7.3 States and sentences......Page 218
7.4 Frames......Page 221
7.5 Social practices mathematically analyzed......Page 224
7.6 Towards a social dynamics......Page 227
7.7 The individual level......Page 231
7.8 An example of a social practice......Page 233
7.9 Social norms, task-right systems, and social institutions......Page 234
7.10 Conclusion......Page 245
Epilogue......Page 247
Notes......Page 250
References......Page 279
G......Page 285
S......Page 286
W......Page 287