The purpose of this paper is to show the untenability of Peter Wineh's theory of rationality implicit in The Idea of a Social Science and in 'Understanding a Primitive Society'. 1 Winch, of course, is a Wittgensteinian, but it is unclear both to what extent Winch's position is derived from Wittgenst
Evolution, Rationality, and Coherence Criteria
โ Scribed by Polonioli, Andrea
- Book ID
- 125385823
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-5542
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