We present an ontological analysis of the notion of group agency developed by Christian List and Philip Pettit. We focus on this notion as it allows us to neatly distinguish groups, organizations, corporations - to which we may ascribe agency - from mere aggregates of individuals. We develop a module for group agency within a foundational ontology and we apply it to organizations.

The ontology of group agency

Porello Daniele;Bottazzi Emanuele;Ferrario Roberta
2014

Abstract

We present an ontological analysis of the notion of group agency developed by Christian List and Philip Pettit. We focus on this notion as it allows us to neatly distinguish groups, organizations, corporations - to which we may ascribe agency - from mere aggregates of individuals. We develop a module for group agency within a foundational ontology and we apply it to organizations.
2014
Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione - ISTC
9781614994374
Group agency
judgment aggregation
organization
social ontology
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