{"product_id":"we-together-the-social-ontology-of-us-9780197563724","title":"We, Together: The Social Ontology of Us","description":"\u003cem\u003eWho are we and what do we do as agents living together?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWe, Together\u003c\/em\u003e, Hans Bernhard Schmid argues, first, that our living together is a joint activity. Joint activities involve shared intentions, and shared intentions have plural intentional subjects. We are, thus, the plural subjects of our shared intentions in the same way as we are the singular subjects of our individual intentions: through pre-reflective self-awareness. Just as there is no substantive, singular \"self,\" \"I,\" or ego, there is no substantive \"we.\" In order to understand who we are, together, it is important to see that intentional subjects are a feature of intentionality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchmid continues with the assertion that the social worlds of roles and statuses, norms and structures, institutions and artifacts are our \u003cem\u003eways\u003c\/em\u003e of living together. As such, the social worlds are determined neither by Nature nor Gods, but by us. What can be harmful, Schmid writes, is our frequent and systematic failure to understand our own place as both creatures \u003cem\u003eand creators\u003c\/em\u003e of social worlds. This brings \u003cem\u003eWe, Together\u003c\/em\u003e back to our existence as plural intentional subjects. How we live together is up to us, together. The book suggests that understanding this might enable us to do better--to live well, better, together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Bernhard Schmid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.36w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197563724","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195574321289,"sku":"9780197563724","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b0d4ac4b-f907-41a0-8779-f6dbfaa7f775.jpg?v=1733862894","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/we-together-the-social-ontology-of-us-9780197563724","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}