John Searle's Ideas about Social Reality: Extensions, Criticisms, and Reconstructions

by Koepsell and David R. Koepsell

Book Overview

John R. Searle's 1995 publication The Construction of Social Reality is the foundation of this collection of scholarly papers examining Searle's philosophical theories. The book works to reconstruct the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's celebrated work on intentionality. The authors provide rich and varied critical appraisals of Searle's original text. Reconstructs the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's celebrated work on intentionality Authors provide rich and varied critical appraisals of Searle's original text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405112581
• ISBN13: 9781405112581
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"