Social convention revisited

Topoi

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 5-16

  Gilbert, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

David Lewis; Holism; Individualism; Joint commitment; Social convention; Social group; Social rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949094324     PISSN: 01677411     EISSN: 15728749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11245-008-9032-5     Document Type: Article

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