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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Originally published in 1972, this collection of essays on closely
related issues in moral philosophy looks at different aspects of
people's understanding of their own and others' actions in ethical
dimensions. The book discusses the ways in which the understanding
both of man's own nature and of the nature of the world in which he
lives, is a function of his social existence. It discusses
questions about the character of moral deliberation and decision,
the nature of the human will and its connections with action, and
the extent to which an individual's moral reasonings must claim
universal applicability.
Ludwig Wittgenstein once said: 'I am not a religious man, but I
cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view.'
This study, the last work of the distinguished philosopher Norman
Malcolm, is a discussion of what Wittgenstein may have meant by
this and its significance for philosophy. The book concludes with a
critical discussion of Malcolm's essay by Peter Winch.
Originally published in 1972, and now with a new Preface by Michael
Campbell, this collection of essays on closely related issues in
moral philosophy looks at different aspects of people's
understanding of their own and others' actions in ethical
dimensions. The book discusses the ways in which the understanding
both of man's own nature and of the nature of the world in which he
lives, is a function of his social existence. It discusses
questions about the character of moral deliberation and decision,
the nature of the human will and its connections with action, and
the extent to which an individual's moral reasonings must claim
universal applicability.
This essay is the last work by the philosopher Norman Malcolm,
before his death in the summer of 1990. Malcolm draws together a
large collection of remarks made by Wittgenstein at various stages
of his life and in many different contexts, which are expressive of
his attitude to religion. He discusses both some of the ways in
which Wittgenstein was drawn to religious ways of thinking and also
speculates concerning the barriers which stayed him from full
religious commitment. Malcolm connects these barriers with
Wittgenstein's commitment to philopsophy. He discusses what he
takes to be the most important features of Wittgestein's
philosophical work and the nature of and reasons for the changes
which took place in his thinking between "Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus" and "Philosophical Investigations".
In the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release, Winch's
argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958,
The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a
landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when
that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities
and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy.
A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full
understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an
irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of
such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to
make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and
practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'.
In the fiftieth anniversary of this book 's first release, Winch
's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in
1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy
was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a
time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the
Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of
the Academy.
A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full
understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an
irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of
such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to
make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and
practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'.
Ludwig Wittgenstein once said to a friend, "I am not a religious
man: but I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point
of view." This puzzling, but intriguing remark is the focus of
Norman Malcolm's essay, which forms the centerpiece of this
three-part work. Malcolm first draws together a large and
illuminating collection of remarks made by Wittgenstein at various
stages of his life and in many different contexts that express his
attitude toward religion. He discusses some of the ways in which
Wittgenstein was drawn to religious modes of thinking and
speculates concerning the barriers which kept him from full
religious commitment. With great vigor he discusses what be
considers the most important features of Wittgenstein's
philosophical work and the nature of and reasons for the changes
which took place in his thinking between Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigation. He concludes
by offering four analogies between Wittgenstein's philosophical
methods and his religions attitudes generally. Peter Winch, who
opens the volume with an introduction that places Malcolm's essay
in the context of his other writings, concludes with a substantial
critique of the proposed analogies and suggests an alternative
reading of the "spiritual" dimension in Wittgenstein's inquiries.
The Political Responsibility of Intellectuals addresses the many
problems in defining the relationship of intellectuals to the
society in which they live. In what respects are they responsible
for, and to, that society? Should they seek to act as independent
arbiters of the values explicitly or implicity espoused by those
around them? Should they seek to advise those in public life about
the way in which they should act, or should they withdraw from any
form of political involvement? And how should their preoccupations
with truth and language find practical expression? The contributors
to this volume seek to provide tentative answers to these
questions. They come from a wide variety of disciplines, ranging
from economics to linguistics and sociology to philosophy, and are
drawn from both America and Eastern and Western Europe. The volume
is given a particular interest by recent political upheavals in
Eastern Europe, where many intellectuals have been confronted with
sharply practical, sometimes dramatic, choices about their role in
the political arena.
This book examines the religious, social, and political thought of
Simone Weil in the context of the rigorous philosophical thinking
out of which it grew. It also explores illuminating parallels
between these ideas and ideas that were simultaneously being
developed by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Simone Weil developed a
conception of the relation between human beings and nature which
made it difficult for her to explain mutual understanding and
justice. Her wrestling with this difficulty coincided with a
considerable sharpening of her religious sensibility, and led to a
new concept of the natural and social orders involving a
supernatural dimension, within which the concepts of beauty and
justice are paramount. Professor Winch provides a fresh perspective
on the complete span of Simone Weil's work, and discusses the
fundamental difficulties of tracing the dividing line between
philosophy and religion.
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