Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory : A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar - Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

Pleasants, Nigel

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This book uses the philosophy of Wittgenstein as a perspective from which to challenge the very idea of critical social theory, represented preeminently by Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar. Renouncing the quest for an alternative Wittgensteinian theory of social and political life, the author shows that Wittgenstein nevertheless has considerable significance for critical thought and practice.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415189538
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	29 Jul 1999
DEWEY:	300.1
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	211
Weight:	476g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	22mm