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What People Believe When They Say That People Believe
Todd E. Jones
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Description for What People Believe When They Say That People Believe
Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
In modern life, we often hear people say things like, "Catholics don't believe in using birth control." There are many reasons that we want to know what groups of people (such as Catholics) are thinking and doing. But it's hard to understand which social situations are being described by such statements. It's also difficult to understand what speakers believe when they make such statements (even when the speakers are social scientists.) In this work, cognitive scientist and philosopher Todd Jones looks at the different things that social scientists and ordinary speakers mean when they make statements ascribing beliefs ... Read more
In modern life, we often hear people say things like, "Catholics don't believe in using birth control." There are many reasons that we want to know what groups of people (such as Catholics) are thinking and doing. But it's hard to understand which social situations are being described by such statements. It's also difficult to understand what speakers believe when they make such statements (even when the speakers are social scientists.) In this work, cognitive scientist and philosopher Todd Jones looks at the different things that social scientists and ordinary speakers mean when they make statements ascribing beliefs ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739148204
SKU
V9780739148204
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About Todd E. Jones
Todd Jones is associate professor and chair of philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is co-editor of Affirmative Action; Social Justice or Reverse Discrimination?.
Reviews for What People Believe When They Say That People Believe
In the increasingly complex and turbid literature on group intentions, this interesting book is welcome fresh air. Integrating insights from philosophy, cognitive science, and social science with folk conceptions of group activity, Professor Jones models what we believe when we form and communicate beliefs about groups of people. This stimulating book would be an excellent vehicle for introducing students to ... Read more