The nature and significance of social ontology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10811069
AutoresFrancesco Guala (0000-0002-6252-2264, University of Milan, autor de correspondencia), Frank Hindriks (0000-0002-5818-4071, University of Groningen)
Año2023
Volumen201
Número4
Páginas145-145
Fecha de publicación2023-04-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSynthese (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11229-023-04142-1
PMID37073304
OpenAlexW4365141677
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas62

We propose a bridge-builder perspective on social ontology. Our point of departure is that an important task of philosophy is to provide the bigger picture. To this end, it should investigate folk views and determine whether and how they can be preserved once scrutinized from the perspective of the sciences. However, the sciences typically present us with a fragmented picture of reality. Thus, an important intermediate step is to integrate the most promising social scientific theories with one another. In addition to this, social ontology can provide input to and benefit from other philosophical disciplines that engage in normative theorizing. Thus, we propose that social ontology connects not only with folk ontology and scientific ontology but also with fields such as ethics and political philosophy. Building bridges between them serves to formulate a credible and encompassing worldview that is of theoretical and practical significance

Bridge (graph theory) · Epistemology · Fundamental ontology · Knowledge management · Metaphysics · Normative · Ontology · Perspective (graphical) · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Process ontology · Social epistemology · Social ontology · Sociology · Upper ontology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education