Wittgenstein and political theory : the view from somewhere / Christopher C. Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Christopher C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Criticism and interpretation.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 195 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Wittgenstein & Political Theory

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Relates Wittgenstein's philosophy to a range of problems and trends in contemporary political theory

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 : trust, and language in Wittgenstein and Beckett

Conclusion : the personal is the theoretical.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-149) and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

0-7486-8794-7

0-7486-5283-3

1-282-62054-1

9786612620546

0-7486-4213-7

OCLC:

638860175