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John Searle (1932-) is one of the most famous living American
philosophers. A pupil of J. L. Austin at Oxford in the 1950s, he is
currently Mills Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Language at
the University of California, Berkeley. In 1995 John Searle
published "The Construction of Social Reality", a text which not
only promises to disclose the institutional backdrop against which
speech takes place, but initiate a new 'philosophy of society'.
Since then "The Construction of Social Reality" has been subject to
a flurry of criticism. While many of Searle's interlocutors share
the sense that the text marks an important breakthrough, he has
time and again accused critics of misunderstanding his claims.
Despite Searle's characteristic crispness and clarity there remains
some confusion, among both philosophers and sociologists, regarding
the significance of his proposals. This book traces some of the
high points of this dialogue, leveraging Searle's own
clarifications to propose a new way of understanding the text. In
particular, Joshua Rust looks to Max Weber in suggesting that
Searle has articulated an ideal type. In locating The Construction
of Social Reality under the umbrella of one of sociology's founding
fathers, this book not only makes Searle's text more accessible to
the readers in the social sciences, but presents Max Weber as a
thinker worthy of philosophical reconsideration. Moreover, the
recharacterization of Searle's claims in terms of the ideal type
helps facilitate a comparison between Searle and other social
theorists such as Talcott Parsons.
This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to his work
and thought, ideal for students coming to his philosophy for the
first time. John Searle is one of the most important and
influential analytic philosophers working today. He has made
significant contributions to the fields of the philosophy of
language and the philosophy of mind. This concise and accessible
book provides a critical review of Searle's philosophical themes.
While Searle began his career as a philosopher of language, this
book proceeds thematically, starting with a review of Searle's
general ontological commitments. His conception of the mental is
then located within that general framework. A theory of
intentionality sets the stage for Searle's accounts of action,
rationality, freedom, language, and social reality. Searle weaves
together this broad array of topics by means of a set of
theoretical and methodological assumptions. Part of the task of
this book is to articulate some of those unifying tendencies, while
locating Searle within the history of analytic philosophy. In
addition to comparing Searle's views to those of his interlocutors,
the book also attempts to identify changes in those views, as
articulated over the course of Searle's career. "The Continuum
Contemporary American Thinkers" series offers concise and
accessible introductions to the most important and influential
thinkers at work in philosophy today. Designed specifically to meet
the needs of students and readers encountering these thinkers for
the first time, these informative books provide a coherent overview
and analysis of each thinker's vital contribution to the field of
philosophy. The series is the ideal companion to the study of these
most inspiring and challenging of thinkers.
This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to his work
and thought, ideal for students coming to his philosophy for the
first time. John Searle is one of the most important and
influential analytic philosophers working today. He has made
significant contributions to the fields of the philosophy of
language and the philosophy of mind. This concise and accessible
book provides a critical review of Searle's philosophical themes.
While Searle began his career as a philosopher of language, this
book proceeds thematically, starting with a review of Searle's
general ontological commitments. His conception of the mental is
then located within that general framework. A theory of
intentionality sets the stage for Searle's accounts of action,
rationality, freedom, language, and social reality. Searle weaves
together this broad array of topics by means of a set of
theoretical and methodological assumptions. Part of the task of
this book is to articulate some of those unifying tendencies, while
locating Searle within the history of analytic philosophy. In
addition to comparing Searle's views to those of his interlocutors,
the book also attempts to identify changes in those views, as
articulated over the course of Searle's career. "The Continuum
Contemporary American Thinkers" series offers concise and
accessible introductions to the most important and influential
thinkers at work in philosophy today. Designed specifically to meet
the needs of students and readers encountering these thinkers for
the first time, these informative books provide a coherent overview
and analysis of each thinker's vital contribution to the field of
philosophy. The series is the ideal companion to the study of these
most inspiring and challenging of thinkers.
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