Epstein on Anchors and Grounds
The distinction between anchors and grounds is one of the most innovative contributions of The Ant Trap. In this commentary I will argue that the distinction suffers from an ambiguity between tokens and types. This leads Epstein to endorse pluralism about anchors and grounds, a position that is not...
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University of Vienna
2016-03-01
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The distinction between anchors and grounds is one of the most innovative contributions of The Ant Trap. In this commentary I will argue that the distinction suffers from an ambiguity between tokens and types. This leads Epstein to endorse pluralism about anchors and grounds, a position that is not justified in the book and to which there are plausible alternatives.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b910aa9035ce433297a6d3b1afc60a9e2023-05-28T07:32:24ZengUniversity of ViennaJournal of Social Ontology2196-96632016-03-0121Epstein on Anchors and GroundsFrancesco Guala0Università degli Studi di Milano The distinction between anchors and grounds is one of the most innovative contributions of The Ant Trap. In this commentary I will argue that the distinction suffers from an ambiguity between tokens and types. This leads Epstein to endorse pluralism about anchors and grounds, a position that is not justified in the book and to which there are plausible alternatives. https://journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/jso/article/view/6850social kindsgroundsanchorstypestokensinstitutions |
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| title | Epstein on Anchors and Grounds |
| title_full | Epstein on Anchors and Grounds |
| title_fullStr | Epstein on Anchors and Grounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epstein on Anchors and Grounds |
| title_short | Epstein on Anchors and Grounds |
| title_sort | epstein on anchors and grounds |
| topic | social kinds grounds anchors types tokens institutions |
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