Précis of The Ant Trap
Rebuilding the Foundations of the Social Sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2436491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Epstein (0000-0001-6909-4525, Tufts University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 125-134 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Ontology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2196-9663 • E-ISSN: 2196-9655 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/jso-2016-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2329266183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article summarizes The Ant Trap: Rebuilding the Foundations of the Social Sciences. The book develops a new model for social ontology, applies it to groups and collective intentionality, and criticizes various forms of individualism. Part One of the book presents two traditional approaches to social ontology and unifies them into the 'grounding-anchoring model' for the building of the social world. Part Two shows that individualism is mistaken even for basic facts about groups of people, challenges prevailing views of group intention and action, and illustrates how to approach facts about groups in general
Action (physics · Epistemology · Individualism · Intentionality · Methodological individualism · Ontology · Political science · Social group · Social knowledge · Social ontology · Sociology · Trap (plumbing · Engineering · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |