Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides a resource for students and researchers interested in collective intentionality by way of survey of central topics in this expanding area of interdisciplinary research. This promotes several goals. First, it provides an important resource for students and researchers interested in collective intentionality by providing authoritative articles on the wide range of topics covered in the study of collective intentionality. Second, it helps to integrate work across disciplines and areas of research by affording researchers in different fields and areas of study with an overview of work on collective intentionality in other fields or topics related to their work. Third, it helps to define the shape and scope of an emerging area of research that draws on many different disciplines.