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Documentality

Documentality is the theory of documents that underlies the ontology of social reality put forward by the Italian philosopher Maurizio Ferraris (see Ferraris 2007, 2008, 2009a and 2009b). The theory gives to documents a central position within the sphere of social objects, conceived as distinct from physical and ideal objects. Ferraris argues that social…

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The roots of documentality

PhenomenologistEconomistDe SotoSearleClaims
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Documentality in eleven theses

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Context and history

Collective intentionalityContinental philosophyAnalytic philosophy
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First step: the recognition of the sphere of social objects

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The roots of documentality

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First step: the recognition of the sphere of social objects

Third step: the individuation of the sphere of documentality

Documentality in eleven theses

Documentality applied to other disciplines

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related to Bibliography · 129
Documentality → Aletheia, An International Journal, Analysis, Anita Konzelmann-Ziv, April, Austin, Austria, Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Barry Smith, Basic Books, Beyond, Biblioteca, Bompiani, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Capital, Casetta, Ch, Chicago, Civil Law
related to history · 25
Documentality → American, April, Articulated, As, Barry Smith, Caffo, Ferraris, First, For, From Documentality, Inscribed Act, John Searle, Maurizio Ferraris, New Realism, Object, Searle, Secondly, Smith, Source, That
related to The "Derrida thesis" · 10
Documentality → Actually, Concerning, Derrida, Derrida's, Ferraris, However, It, Keeping, The, This
related to The roots of documentality · 8
Documentality → Adolf Reinach, French, German, Hernando, Jacques Derrida, Peruvian, Soto, Three
related to Documentality applied to other disciplines · 5
Documentality → It, Platonist, Quasi-abstract, Searle's, States
related to Ferraris: object = inscribed act · 3
Documentality → According, Barry Smith, Ferraris
related to Third step: the individuation of the sphere of documentality · 3
Documentality → Ferraris, On, The
related to Documentality in eleven theses · 2
Documentality → Ferraris, The
is a · 1
Documentality → theory of documents that underlies the ontology of social reality put forward by the Italian philosopher Maurizio Ferraris

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social objects ferraris ontology acts smith object theory searle reality physical documents derrida de act document inscribed entities sphere new

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