"Raimo Tuomela's most recent book significantly advances his ongoing research program into the full range of the social aspects of human life. Like his previous work, The Philosophy of Sociality is written with extraordinary analytic rigor.... Tuomela's account of sociality deserves the attention of, and a careful read by, anyone interested in the growing literature on social groups, collective intentionality, and the philosophy of social science."— Kenneth Shockley, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"A highly original and significant contribution to an important philosophical problem. Highly recommended."—CHOICE
"Raimo Tuomela is an internationally distinguished philosopher of social action, and in this book he provides a comprehensive, rigorous, original account of collective intentionality. The book presents a theory of shared intentions and the group actions and social institutions they make possible; it clarifies concepts essential in ethics and political philosophy—intention, cooperation, shared responsibility, the nature of institutions, and many others—and it is informed throughout by his extensive work in action theory and the philosophy of social science. The book is essential reading for theorists of social action, and it will also be a resource for philosophers, political theorists, and social scientists."—Robert Audi, University of Notre Dame
"The book provides a rigorous analysis of what Tuomela calls the 'we-perspective'. There is much to admire in the book, especially the distinction between the I-mode and the we-mode participation in collective activities and the argumentation that the we-mode is vital for understand-ing the nature of the social world."—F. D'Agostino, Analysis
"Raimo Tuomela is a pioneer in the important new field of the philosophy of social action. This, his latest offering, is essential reading for theorists of social action."—Seumas Miller, Charles Stuart University
"Raimo Tuomela is one of the pioneers in social ontology, and he continues to push the field forward in highly important and original ways. The Philosophy of Sociality builds on his previous work but contains also a wealth of new perspectives and theories, especially on the irreducibility of the group perspective, the evolution of institutions, and group responsibility. No other book in social ontology is equally broad or deep. Tuomela's The Philosophy of Sociality will be essential reading in the philosophy of social sciences and economics, as well as in many adjacent fields."—Martin Kusch, University of Cambridge
"Raimo Tuomela hat mit The Philosophy of Sociality sein Hauptwerk vorgelegt. Als Wissenschaftsphilosoph legt er nicht nur eine Analyse der theoretischen Begriffe der Sozialphilosophi vor, sondern er har ein neues Paradigma begründet, das eine Mitgliedschaftssoziologie und eine soziologisch reinterpretierte Entscheidungstheorie zu ihrem harten Kern hat."— Gerhard Preyer, J.W. , Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger
