Abstract
AbstractOntological debates have always been prominent in the philosophy of social science. Philosophers have typically conceived of such debates as pre‐scientific attempts to reform social scientific practice, rather than as post‐scientific reflections on a firm body of scientific knowledge. Two celebrated contemporary research programs in social ontology – collective intentionality and evolutionary game theory – also follow this approach. In this paper I illustrate their central elements and criticize their weak empirical foundations. I finish by reviewing some work that combines empirical evidence with theoretical reflection, and suggest that it constitutes the way forward in the philosophy of social science.
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