The Construction of Social Reality

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The Construction of Social Reality

The Construction of Social Reality

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3.91 (818 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 26 September, 1996
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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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Type Book
ISBN13 9780140235906
ISBN10 0140235906
Number Of Pages 256
Item Weight 200 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 196 x 17 mm
Publisher / Reseller Penguin Books Ltd
Format paperback
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Author's 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.

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