Making the social world : the structure of human civilization - Searle, John R. (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010)
The purpose of this book -- Intentionality -- Collective intentionality and the assignment of function -- Language as biological and social -- The general theory of institutions and institutional facts: language and social reality -- Free will, rationality, and institutional facts -- Power: deontic, background, political, and other -- Human rights -- Concluding remarks: the ontological foundations of the social sciences.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Social sciences -- Philosophy; Civilization; Social epistemology