Marx and Wittgenstein : social praxis and social explanation / D. Rubinstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubinstein, David (David M.), 1942- author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Wittgenstein ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. The problem of a social science; Objectivism; Positivism and social science; Subjectivism; The problem of mind; Mind-body dualism; 2. Objectivism in social science; Introduction; Observation and interpretation; Behaviorism; The idea of society and ideas in society; Hard data; Interpreting data; The concept of social structure; Marx and structural explanation; Existence and consciousness; 3. Subjectivism in social science; Empathy

The argument from analogyExplaining systems; Explaining action; Understanding action; Understanding common sense; False consciousness; Covert culture; Explaining common sense; Understanding ideas; Intersubjective meaning; Conclusion; 4. Conclusion to Part I; Part II; 5. Mind and body; Marx; Wittgenstein; 6. Mind and action; Marx; Wittgenstein; Implications for social science; 7. Philosophical analysis and understanding ideas; Marx; Wittgenstein; Conclusion; Addendum; 8. Explaining action; Marx; Wittgenstein; Conclusion to chapters 7 and 8: social explanation; 9. The social self; Marx

WittgensteinThe private language argument; 10. The epistemology of Marx and Wittgenstein; Marx; Wittgenstein; Brute data and the unity of scientific method; 11. Conclusion; Summary of Part II; Dialectics; Objectivism and subjectivism; Objective Mind; Social praxis and social science; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1981"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 9, 2014).

ISBN:

0-415-61103-2

1-315-82326-8

1-317-83134-9

1-317-83135-7

9781315823263

OCLC:

869092900