Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory: A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar

, by Pleasants,Nigel

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ISBN: 9780415189538 | 0415189535
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/17/1999

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This book uses the philosophy of Wittgenstein as a perspective from which to challenge the idea of a critical social theory, represented pre-eminently by Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar.

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Wittgenstein and critical social theory
Does Wittgenstein mean what he says? The rejection of 'theory' and 'explanation'
Winch, Wittgenstein and critical social theory
Wittgenstein's rule-following remarks and critical social theory: deconstructing tacit knowledge and transcendental rules
Hayek's and Gidden's epistemological argument against socialism: a myth of symbolism?
'Free to act otherwise'? Questioning the reality of Bhaskar's realist ontology
Milgram versus Garfinkel: are we cultural dopes or reflexive agents? A reflexive critique of ethnomethodology
Habermas and the idea of a critical social theory - a change of paradigm?
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Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory: A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar

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