Gerd Wagner wrote:
>> One big question in sociological theory is, are there non-tangible
>> social structures that operate like this example? Is social structure
>> as autonomous from the individuals who occupy it, as a building is?
>
> What about social commitments? They arise from communication acts (such
> as a purchase order) on the basis of social norms and they exist
> independently of the fact if the agents involved in the communication
> are aware of them (i.e. have a corresponding belief) or not.
I can see how a purchase order can be said to exist independently of
agents' beliefs.
But how can a social commitment related to that artifact be said to exist
independently of agents' beliefs?
-- Mark
Mark P. Line
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