Greenwod, John. D.
On the persistence of social groups - Philosophy of the Social Sciences - 50(1), Jan, 2020: p.78-81
In this short discussion note, I cast doubt upon the common view that social groups persist throughout changes in their membership, by virtue of the maintenance of their structure and/or function. I offer two counterexamples, and consider two possible responses to a natural objection to them, neither of which support the view that it is a metaphysical truth that social groups persist through changes in their membership, or persist by virtue of the maintenance of their structure and/or function.- Reproduced
Social groups, Persistence, Sums of individuals, Social metaphysics
On the persistence of social groups - Philosophy of the Social Sciences - 50(1), Jan, 2020: p.78-81
In this short discussion note, I cast doubt upon the common view that social groups persist throughout changes in their membership, by virtue of the maintenance of their structure and/or function. I offer two counterexamples, and consider two possible responses to a natural objection to them, neither of which support the view that it is a metaphysical truth that social groups persist through changes in their membership, or persist by virtue of the maintenance of their structure and/or function.- Reproduced
Social groups, Persistence, Sums of individuals, Social metaphysics