Which John Searle book explored the creation of social reality?
The American philosopher John Searle explored the creation of social reality primarily in his 1995 book, The Construction of Social Reality.1
In this work, Searle argues that objective social reality is created through "we-intentions," or collective intentions, which follow the logical form "X counts as Y in context C." By collectively agreeing that a certain object or action (X) serves a specific social function (Y) within a given context (C), individuals establish objective facts about the world, such as the existence of money, property, or government institutions.1
Searle later expanded on these themes in his 2010 book, Making the Social World: The Structure of Human Civilization, which further examines how complex social structures are built upon these foundational linguistic and collective acts.1