Social ontologyWhat are social groups? What are corporations and institutions? What is money, language, and the law? Social ontology is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the social world and how it works. ISOS is the international organization of philosophers, social theorists, cognitive scientists, economists, and other scholars in the field. We welcome academics and students from across the disciplines to join us. More... |
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Become a member
Join the society and connect with other researchers in social ontology, disseminate your work, participate in conferences, contribute to the Journal of Social Ontology.
ConferencesISOS supports one large international conference each year. The 2025 conference is being in person held August 5-8 at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Read more about the conference2022 Essay Competition
In collaboration with the Journal of Social Ontology, ISOS runs a biennial essay competition for junior scholars. We congratulate Jade Fletcher, winner of the 2022 prize for her essay "Canberra Planning for Gender Kinds."
Information about the 2025 prize is available under News. Journal of Social Ontology
The Journal of Social Ontology was founded by ISOS to feature work in social ontology and collective intentionality. The topics
that JSO covers range from small-scale everyday interactions to
encompassing societal institutions, from expert teams to hierarchical
organizations, and from unintended consequences to institutional design. Membership in ISOS supports open access to the journal.
In MemoriamISOS remembers our long-time colleague and friend, Raimo Tuomela (1940-2020). | WorkshopsOne of the key aims of ISOS is to foster innovative approaches and collaborations in social ontology, as well as to support research in social ontology regionally and globally. In service of this, we have started a program to help fund workshops in social ontology. In 2023, we are financially supporting 11 workshops on a variety of topics in social ontology -- all organized by ISOS members. These workshops were selected from an open call for applications in late 2022. |