Making the Social World without Words

I intend to criticize and amend one of the main theses of Searle’s social ontology, that is: the dependence of social reality on language. This thesis raises a circularity problem because, in Searle’s account, language has conventionality as an essential feature, but conventionality depends, on in...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a6fbcdb497aa47a6a71efa1cf6df5f7a2021-12-02T10:31:06ZMaking the Social World without Words10.13128/Phe_Mi-196382280-78532239-4028https://doaj.org/article/a6fbcdb497aa47a6a71efa1cf6df5f7a2016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7085https://doaj.org/toc/2280-7853https://doaj.org/toc/2239-4028 I intend to criticize and amend one of the main theses of Searle’s social ontology, that is: the dependence of social reality on language. This thesis raises a circularity problem because, in Searle’s account, language has conventionality as an essential feature, but conventionality depends, on in turn, on social reality. I will argue that we can solve Searle’s circularity problem by considering forms of communication and ways of imposing normativity more fundamental than language. Enrico TerroneRosenberg & SellierarticlelanguagepicturesreferenceAestheticsBH1-301EthicsBJ1-1725ENFRITPhenomenology and Mind, Iss 2 (2016)
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Making the Social World without Words
description I intend to criticize and amend one of the main theses of Searle’s social ontology, that is: the dependence of social reality on language. This thesis raises a circularity problem because, in Searle’s account, language has conventionality as an essential feature, but conventionality depends, on in turn, on social reality. I will argue that we can solve Searle’s circularity problem by considering forms of communication and ways of imposing normativity more fundamental than language.
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