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The Construction of Social Reality
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Construction of Social Reality
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Searle
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy of language
Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140235906
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| Classifications | Dewey:121 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
26 September 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This short treatise looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a "five-pound note" with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch.
Author Biography
John Searle is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 2002 and the National Humanities Medal in 2004.
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