Searle, John R. The construction of social reality / [electronic resource] / John R. Searle.. — New York : : Free Press,, c1995.. — xiii, 241 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and indexes.

1. The Building Blocks of Social Reality -- 2. Creating Institutional Facts -- 3. Language and Social Reality -- 4. The General Theory of Institutional Facts Part I: Iteration, Interaction, and Logical Structure -- 5. The General Theory of Institutional Facts Part II: Creation, Maintenance, and the Hierarchy -- 6. Background Abilities and the Explanation of Social Phenomena -- 7. Does the Real World Exist? Part I: Attacks on Realism -- 8. Does the Real World Exist? Part II: Could There Be a Proof of External Realism? -- 9. Truth and Correspondence.



ISBN: 0029280451 : $25.00 9780029280454 0684831791 9780684831794

LCCN: 94041402

Nat. Bib. No.: B9579141

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social epistemology.
Philosophy of mind.
Epistemología social
Filosofia contemporanea
Kennistheorie.
Sociale werkelijkheid.
Épistémologie sociale.
Philosophie de l'esprit.
Soziale Wirklichkeit.

LC Class. No.: BD175 / .S43 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 121