The notion of multi-functional kind is introduced to explain how social scientists may be able to draw inferences across historically unrelated societies or cultures. Multi-functional kinds are neither eternal nor purely historical, support non-trivial inductive generalisations, and allow to overcome scepticism about the inductive potential of multiply realised (functional) properties. Two examples, from monetary economics and anthropology, provide support for a pluralistic ontology of the social world.
Social kinds: historical and multi-functional / F. Guala. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1879-4912. - 13:3(2023 Sep), pp. 32.1-32.15. [10.1007/s13194-023-00534-9]
Social kinds: historical and multi-functional
F. Guala
2023
Abstract
The notion of multi-functional kind is introduced to explain how social scientists may be able to draw inferences across historically unrelated societies or cultures. Multi-functional kinds are neither eternal nor purely historical, support non-trivial inductive generalisations, and allow to overcome scepticism about the inductive potential of multiply realised (functional) properties. Two examples, from monetary economics and anthropology, provide support for a pluralistic ontology of the social world.
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
s13194-023-00534-9.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione
865.53 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
865.53 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
