Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zahle, Julie (Editor), Collin, Finn (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 372
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Game theory.; Social sciences.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.

This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions be...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction; Julie Zahle and Finn Collin
• Part I. Ontological Individualism-Holism
• What is Individualism in Social Ontology? Ontological Individualism vs. Anchor Individualism; Brian Epstein
• Social entities and the basis of their powers; Dave Elder-Vass
• Methodological localism and actor-centered sociology; Daniel Little
• Collective Responsibility and Group-Control; András Szigeti
• Rethinking Micro-Macro Relations; Petri Ylikoski
• Part II. Methodological Individualism-Holism
• Dead Ends and Live Issues in the Individualism-Holism Debate; Harold Kincaid
• Explanatory Strategies beyond the individualism/holism debate; Jeroen van Bouwel
• Holism, Emergence and the Crucial Distinction; Julie Zahle
• Who are the Actors?; Finn Collin
• Are Individuals Fickle-Minded?; Mathew McCubbins & Mark Turner.