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University of Iowa Press eBooks· 2018· Book chapter

ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCIAL REALITY

Searle, John R. 1932-2025

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Social reality, such as money or marriage, is constructed from brute reality (independent of human agreement) through collective intentionality and speech acts, ultimately resting on custom and habit.

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Field: Sociology and Political Science

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