ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |11 pages
Wittgenstein and Critical Social Theory
chapter |20 pages
Winch, Wittgenstein and Critical Social Theory
chapter |28 pages
Wittgenstein's Rule-Following Remarks and Critical Social Theory
Deconstructing tacit knowledge and transcendental rules
chapter |19 pages
Hayek's and Giddens's Epistemological Argument Against Socialism
A myth of symbolism?
chapter |28 pages
Milgram Versus Garfinkel
Are we cultural dopes or reflexive agents? A reflexive critique of ethnomethodology