Social Inquiry After Wittgenstein and Kuhn - Leaving Everything As It Is

A distinctive feature of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work after 1930 was his turn to a conception of philosophy as a form of social inquiry, John G. Gunnell argues, and Thomas Kuhn's approach to the philosophy of science exemplified this conception

Table des matières

PrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Thomas Kuhn and the Shadow of Wittgenstein2. Wittgenstein and Social Theory3. Mind, Meaning, and Interpretation4. Investigating the Investigations5. Conventional Objects, Concepts, and the Practice of Interpretation6. Interpreting Science: Kuhn as a Social Theorist7. Wittgenstein on the Moon: Certainty, Truth, and ValueReferencesIndex

A propos de l'auteur

John G. Gunnell is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Science at the State University of New York at Albany. He is currently a research associate at the University of California, Davis. His most recent books include Political Theory and Social Science: Cutting Against the Grain and Imagining the American Polity: Political Science and the Discourse of Democracy.

Résumé

A distinctive feature of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s work after 1930 was his turn to a conception of philosophy as a form of social inquiry, John G. Gunnell argues, and Thomas Kuhn’s approach to the philosophy of science exemplified this conception

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Gunnell, John G. Gunnell, Gunnell John G., John Gunnell
• Edition: Columbia University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 04.11.2014
• EAN: 9780231169400
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16940-0
• Pages: 280
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800