Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Social kinds: historical and multi-functional / F. Guala. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1879-4912. - 13:3(2023 Sep), pp. 32.1-32.15. [10.1007/s13194-023-00534-9]
Abstract:
The notion of multi-functional kind is introduced to explain how social scientists may be able to draw inferences across historically unrelated societies or cultures. Multi-functional kinds are neither eternal nor purely historical, support non-trivial inductive generalisations, and allow to overcome scepticism about the inductive potential of multiply realised (functional) properties. Two examples, from monetary economics and anthropology, provide support for a pluralistic ontology of the social world.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Functional kinds; Historical kinds; Institutions; Property clusters; Real kinds; Social kinds
Elenco autori:
F. Guala
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