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Author_Paul Sheehy
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CID Structure
collective agency
commitment
Composite Material Objects
Composite Material Particulars
Convergent Good
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Gilbert's Account
Gilbert’s Account
Group Harm
Group Rights
group rights theory
holism
individualism
intentionalist
Intentionalist Thesis
Interrelational Holism
Interrelational Individualism
Mereological Sum
metaphysical realism
Metaphysical Vagueness
Mind Independent World
Moral Accountability
Moral Individualism
moral responsibility
Non-reductive Individualism
ontological
Ontological Holism
Ontological Individualism
ontological status of collectives
Pig's Liver
Pig’s Liver
plural
plural subject approach
Plural Subject Theory
Plural Subjects
Realist Social Ontology
Refl Ective Capacity
social ontology
subject
subjects
theory
thesis
Product details
- ISBN 9781138264878
- Weight: 1220g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Examining the ontological nature of social groups and the way in which groups should be regarded within moral deliberation this book makes an original contribution to the field of social philosophy. It tackles the fundamental metaphysical question that has either been ignored or unsatisfactorily addressed: ’what kind of thing is a social group?’ Sheehy argues for an ontological realism about groups, defending the thesis that groups are composite material particulars, ontologically on a par with individuals and capable of figuring in their own right in descriptions and explanations. He then goes on to discuss the practical and moral question of whether groups can be regarded as the bearers of moral status, rights and moral judgements.
Paul Sheehy is Lecturer in Philosophy at Richmond upon Thames College, UK.
