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The Construction of Social Reality
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Construction of Social Reality
Contributors:
By (Author) John Searle
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date:
26th September 1996
UK Publication Date:
26th September 1996
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Philosophy of language
Semiotics / semiology
Dewey:
121
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Dimensions:
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm
Weight:
194g
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 Bio
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.
