Nonreductive individualism part II-social causation
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The argument for nonreductive individualism (NRI), an account of the individual-collective relation that is ontologically individualist yet rejects methodological individualism is focused, by providing an extension to it, for addressing its weakness. An account of social causation referred as supervenient causation is discussed.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2003
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The individualism-holism debate on intertheoretic reduction and argument from multiple realizations
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The multiple realizations are considered to the argument against intertheoretic reduction showing that the tenability of argument when applied on the individualist position does not establish intertheoratic reductions. It is concluded that the prospect of intertheorectic reduction is uncertain rather than unlikely.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2003
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A new societist social ontology
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A new type of social ontology, namely, site ontology is delineated and a particular version defending it is presented. A conclusion is arrived at by outlining what is involved in giving siteontological analyses of social things.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2003
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