Making the social world: the structure of human civilization

TLDR

The book aims to explore collective intentionality and the assignment of function. The authors develop a general theory of institutions and institutional facts that integrates language, social reality, free will, rationality, deontic, background, and political dimensions. The book addresses intentionality and the biolinguistic and social nature of language.

Abstract

1. The Purpose of this Book 2. Intentionality 3. Collective Intentionality and the Assignment of Function 4. Language as Bilogical and Social 5. The General Theory of Institutions and Institutional Facts: Language and Social Reality 6. Free Will, Rationality and Institutional Facts 7. Deontic, Background, Political and Other