Towards a philosophical anthropology of culture : naturalism, relativism, and skepticism / Kevin M. Cahill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cahill, Kevin M., author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy Series

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (588 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Taylor & Francis 2021

New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2021]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the question of what it means to be a human being through sustained and original analyses of three important philosophical topics: relativism, skepticism, and naturalism in the social sciences. Kevin Cahill’s approach involves an original employment of historical and ethnographic material that is both conceptual and empirical in order to address relevant philosophical issues. Specifically, while Cahill avoids interpretative debates, he develops an approach to philosophical critique based on Cora Diamond’s and James Conant’s work on the early Wittgenstein. This makes possible the use of a concept of culture that avoids the dogmatism that not only typifies traditional metaphysics but also frequently mars arguments from ordinary language or phenomenology. This is especially crucial for the third part of the book, which involves a cultural-historical critique of the ontology of the self in Stanley Cavell’s work on skepticism. In pursuing this strategy, the book also mounts a novel and timely defense of the interpretivist tradition in the philosophy of the social sciences. Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture will be of interest to researchers working on the philosophy of the social sciences, Wittgenstein, and philosophical anthropology.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Lost in the Ancient City: Pluralist Naturalism and the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Chapter 2: The Grammar of Conflict

Chapter 3: Skepticism and the Human Condition

Appendix: Wittgenstein's Paganism

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781003120841

1003120849

OCLC:

1378937900

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access