Thomas Brouwer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Brouwer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Brouwer |
| SIGNATURE | BROUWER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2804-7428 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Inconsistency
Though the social world is real and objective, the way that social facts arise out of other facts is in an important way shaped by human thought, talk and behaviour. Building on recent work in social ontology, I describe a mechanism whereby this distinctive malleability of social facts, combined with the possibility of basic human error, makes it possible for a consistent physical reality to ground an inconsistent social reality. I explore variou…
Hybrid collective intentionality
The theory of collective agency and intentionality is a flourishing field of research, and our understanding of these phenomena has arguably increased greatly in recent years. Extant theories, however, are still ill-equipped to explain certain aspects of collective intentionality. In this article we draw attention to two such underappreciated (and intertwined) aspects: the failure of the intentional states of collectives to supervene on the inten…
A paradox of rejection
Hybrid collective intentionality
The theory of collective agency and intentionality is a flourishing field of research, and our understanding of these phenomena has arguably increased greatly in recent years. Extant theories, however, are still ill-equipped to explain certain aspects of collective intentionality. In this article we draw attention to two such underappreciated (and intertwined) aspects: the failure of the intentional states of collectives to supervene on the inten…
A paradox of rejection
A paradox of rejection
Hybrid collective intentionality
The theory of collective agency and intentionality is a flourishing field of research, and our understanding of these phenomena has arguably increased greatly in recent years. Extant theories, however, are still ill-equipped to explain certain aspects of collective intentionality. In this article we draw attention to two such underappreciated (and intertwined) aspects: the failure of the intentional states of collectives to supervene on the inten…
Social Inconsistency
Though the social world is real and objective, the way that social facts arise out of other facts is in an important way shaped by human thought, talk and behaviour. Building on recent work in social ontology, I describe a mechanism whereby this distinctive malleability of social facts, combined with the possibility of basic human error, makes it possible for a consistent physical reality to ground an inconsistent social reality. I explore variou…
Epistemology (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Philosophy of language (2 works) · Philosophy of mind (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)