Clarity and Confusion in Social Theory Taking Concepts Seriously |
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| Author:
| Tsilipakos, Leonidas |
| Series title: | Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-3240-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Making use of the insights and practice of Ordinary Language Philosophy, understood as encompassing the work of Wittgenstein, Ryle, Austin and their followers, Clarity and Confusion in Social Theory reveals the profound logical flaws in some of the central methodological procedures often employed in social theory for dealing with concepts, offering alternative approaches to social scientists and philosophers for tackling the conceptual issues that have so bedevilled social science from...
More DescriptionMaking use of the insights and practice of Ordinary Language Philosophy, understood as encompassing the work of Wittgenstein, Ryle, Austin and their followers, Clarity and Confusion in Social Theory reveals the profound logical flaws in some of the central methodological procedures often employed in social theory for dealing with concepts, offering alternative approaches to social scientists and philosophers for tackling the conceptual issues that have so bedevilled social science from its inception.