Guala Francesco, Hindriks Frank
Department of Philosophy, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan, Italy.
University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Synthese. 2023;201(4):145. doi: 10.1007/s11229-023-04142-1. Epub 2023 Apr 12.
We propose a bridge-builder perspective on social ontology. Our point of departure is that an important task of philosophy is to provide the bigger picture. To this end, it should investigate folk views and determine whether and how they can be preserved once scrutinized from the perspective of the sciences. However, the sciences typically present us with a fragmented picture of reality. Thus, an important intermediate step is to integrate the most promising social scientific theories with one another. In addition to this, social ontology can provide input to and benefit from other philosophical disciplines that engage in normative theorizing. Thus, we propose that social ontology connects not only with folk ontology and scientific ontology but also with fields such as ethics and political philosophy. Building bridges between them serves to formulate a credible and encompassing worldview that is of theoretical and practical significance.
我们提出一种关于社会本体论的桥梁构建者视角。我们的出发点是，哲学的一项重要任务是提供宏观图景。为此，它应该研究民间观点，并确定一旦从科学角度进行审视，这些观点是否以及如何能够得以保留。然而，科学通常给我们呈现的是现实的碎片化图景。因此，一个重要的中间步骤是将最有前景的社会科学理论相互整合。除此之外，社会本体论可以为从事规范性理论研究的其他哲学学科提供输入并从中受益。因此，我们提出社会本体论不仅与民间本体论和科学本体论相联系，还与伦理学和政治哲学等领域相联系。在它们之间架起桥梁有助于形成一个具有理论和实践意义的可信且全面的世界观。
