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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > logic and social science > logic of conventions
social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > social ontology and collective intentionality > logic of conventions

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logic of conventions  

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  • This entry traces the conceptual and logical origins of convention, a ubiquitous social phenomenon, by presenting four main theoretical accounts of it. One of the earliest attempts to delineate a role for conventions in social analysis was David Hume's influential discussion of justice in A Treatise of Human Nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Conventions, Logic of]

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