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The Construction of Social Reality

Paperback • 1996 • English

The Construction of Social Reality

By John R. Searle

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About the book

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.

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ISBN

9780140235906

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

The Construction of Social Reality

Format

Paperback

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