Wittgenstein and political theory : the view from somewhere /

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Ludwig Wittgenstein was arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. Although his writings have influenced a range of philosophical and cultural movements, this effect was not felt strongly in political theory. Indeed, the most comprehensive study of Wittgenstein and political t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robinson, Christopher C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951
Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
Political science > Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Political science > Philosophy
Politische Theorie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Wittgenstein and the scene of contemporary political theory
  • Theorizing as a lived experience : a Wittgensteinian investigation
  • Wittgenstein's philosophy after the disaster
  • Wittgenstein and citizenship : reading Socrates in Tehran
  • Why Wittgenstein is not conservative : conventions and critique
  • Aspect-blindness in religion, philosophy, and law : the force of Wittgensteinian reading
  • Seeing as it happens : theorizing politics through the eyes of Wittigenstein
  • Bare life : comedy, trust, and language in Wittgenstein
  • Bare life : trust, and language in Wittgenstein and Beckett
  • Conclusion : the personal is the theoretical.

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