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Peter Winch /

This is the first introduction to the ideas of the British philosopher, Peter Winch (1926#x96;97). Although author of the hugely influential The Idea of a Social Science (1958) much of Winch's other work has been neglected as philosophical fashions have changed. Recently, however, philosophers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lyas, Colin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Teddington : Acumen, 1999.
Colección:Philosophy now (Teddington, London, England)
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Peter Winch, a glimpse of a life; 1 ""Such understanding as I have"": The influence of Wittgenstein; 2 ""I was investigating the notion of the social"": The idea of a social science; 3 ""Seriously to study another way of life"": Understanding another society; 4 ""Good examples are indispensable"": The ethical life; 5 ""The concept of God is used"": The religious forms of life; 6 ""The interval of hesitation"": Peter Winch's Simone Weil; 7 ""Someone willing to die for truth"": Peter Winch's legacy; Envoi