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  3. Being Social, Being Socially Constructed, And Being Fundamental Relative To Social Reality.
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  3. Being Social, Being Socially Constructed, And Being Fundamental Relative To Social Reality.

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Being social, being socially constructed, and being fundamental relative to social reality.

Emilie Pagano1

  • 1Binghamton University, Binghamton, USA.

Philosophical Studies
|January 19, 2026

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Social reality involves social and socially constructed elements. This study distinguishes between them, introducing "fundamentality relative to social reality" to explain social aspects not socially constructed, clarifying their relationship and significance.

Keywords:
Being socialBeing socially constructedRelative fundamentalitySocial constructionSocial reality

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Area of Science:

  • Social Metaphysics
  • Ontology of Social Reality

Background:

  • Understanding social reality requires grasping its social and socially constructed properties.
  • Current social metaphysics lacks clarity on the relationship between these two fundamental properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the relationship between being social and being socially constructed.
  • To introduce and define "fundamentality relative to social reality" as a distinct concept.
  • To demonstrate how this new concept enhances our understanding of social reality.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis within social metaphysics.
  • Distinguishing between social properties and socially constructed properties.
  • Developing an account of fundamentality relative to social reality.

Main Results:

  • Not all social phenomena are socially constructed; some are fundamental.
  • Everything socially constructed is social, but the converse is not true.
  • The concept of fundamentality relative to social reality is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed account clarifies the distinction and connection between social and socially constructed properties.
  • Understanding fundamentality relative to social reality is crucial for a comprehensive grasp of social reality.
  • This framework offers significant insights into the ontology of social phenomena.