Convention: A Philosophical Study
228 pages
|Published: 28 Jan 1969
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ISBN: 9780631232575
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Blackwell
Publication date: 17 May 2002
Description
Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969. Lewis analyzes social conventions as regularities in the resolution of recurring coordination problems-situations characterized by interdependent decision processes in which common interests are at stake. Conventions are contrasted with other kinds of regularity, and conventions governing systems of communication are given special attention.
