This short treatise looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a \""five-pound note\"" with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch.
By:
John Searle Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 199mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 192g ISBN:9780140235906 ISBN 10: 0140235906 Pages: 256 Publication Date:26 September 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
John Searle is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 2002 and the National Humanities Medal in 2004.