The Possibility of Norms

This chapter develops a two-part concept of norms: norms consist of a possibility and a marking that affirms the realization of said possibility. It introduces a model or a distinction, stemming from the theory of intentionality, as a rudimentary concept of normativity. This distinction is of pertinent interest for the question because of what it captures and what it leaves out. The model offers an inclusive and wieldy notion of the normative. The chapter builds upon the model with further questions, all of which have their own justification. From here, the chapter is concerned with developing the conceptual precondition of the concept of social normativity itself.