Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory - A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar (Hardcover)

Contents:
1. Wittgenstein and critical social theory 2. Does Wittgenstein mean what he says? The rejection of 'theory' and 'explanation' 3. Winch, Wittgenstein and critical social theory 4. Wittgenstein's rule-following remarks and critical social theory: deconstructing tacit knowledge and transcendental rules 5. Hayek's and Gidden's epistemological argument against socialism: a myth of symbolism? 6. 'Free to act otherwise'? Questioning the reality of Bhaskar's realist ontology 7. Milgram versus Garfinkel: are we cultural dopes or reflexive agents? A reflexive critique of ethnomethodology 8. Habermas and the idea of a critical social theory - a change of paradigm? 9. Conclusion

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Release date:	July 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Nigel Pleasants
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	211
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18953-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-415-18953-5
Barcode:	9780415189538

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