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Wittgenstein, rules and institutions / David Bloor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloor, David.
- Bloor D Staff, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
- Rules (Philosophy).
- Institutions (Philosophy).
- Collectivism.
- Knowledge, Sociology of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Clearly and engagingly written, this volume is vital reading for students of philosophy and sociology, and anyone interested in Wittgenstein's later thought. David Bloor provides a challenging and informative evaluation of Wittgenstein's account of rules and rule-following. Arguing for a collectivist reading, Bloor offers the first consistent sociological interpretation of Wittgenstein's work for many years.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; MEANING FINITISM; RULES AS INSTITUTIONS; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; RULE SCEPTICISM; THE ANALOGY WITH VON MISES; INDIVIDUALISM; ISOLATION AND INNOVATION; RULES AND THE STATE OF NATURE; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-164) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-18252-0
- 9786610182527
- 0-203-04869-5
- 9780203048696
- OCLC:
- 264485535
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