Précis of Understanding Institutions

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 48 (6):539-549 (2018)
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Abstract

Understanding Institutions offers a theory that is able to unify the two dominant approaches in the scientific and philosophical literature on institutions. Moreover, using the ‘rules-in-equilibrium’ theory, it tackles several ancient puzzles in the philosophy of social science.

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Francesco Guala
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