Robert Vinten

Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences

Action, Ideology and Justice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vinten looks at the relationship between Wittgenstein's philosophy and the social sciences as well as at the ideological implications of Wittgenstein's philosophy and applications of Wittgenstein's philosophy to problems in social science. He examines and assesses the work of thinkers like Richard Rorty, Perry Anderson, and Chantal Mouffe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781785273117
• ISBN-10: 1785273116
• Artikelnr.: 59874194

Autorenporträt

Robert Vinten is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in Lisbon, Portugal, working on a project concerned with Wittgenstein and religious epistemology. He studied history and philosophy in Glasgow, going on to obtain a doctorate at Universidade Nova in Lisbon in Wittgensteinian philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1 The Nature of Philosophy and of Social Science
1. Is There Such a Thing as a Social Science?
2. Wittgenstein and Relativism
Part 2 Does Wittgenstein's Work Have Ideological Implications?
3. Was Wittgenstein a Conservative Philosopher?
4. Was Wittgenstein a Liberal Philosopher?
5. Leave Everything as It Is
6. Eagleton's Wittgenstein
Part 3 Applying Wittgenstein's Work to Problems in Social Philosophy
7. Wittgenstein and Freedom of the Will
8. Wittgenstein and Justice
Bibliography
Index.