<p>Hanna Pitkin argues that Wittgenstein's later philosophy offers a revolutionary new conception of language, and hence a new and deeper understanding of ourselves and the world of human institutions and action.</p>
Wittgenstein and Justice: On the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein for Social and Political Thought
β Scribed by Hanna F. Pitkin
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Year
- 1973'',
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 376
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
' A generous, careful and clearly argued book... which deserves a very wide circulation, and could serve as the prototype for a whole new genre of analysis in politically theory.'--Stephen E. Toulmin, American Political Science Review
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