Description:
This freshly conceptualised second edition offers a unique perspective on Wittgenstein's later philosophy by examining its implications through the lens of empirical social research. An essential resource for scholars and students in philosophy, sociology, social anthropology, and history,
Review Quotes:
'This is much more than a second edition. Social scientists and philosophers stand to benefit from the wisdom the author brings to the consideration of empirical research and conceptual elucidation. Kitching's presence in the book as a real, flesh and blood person constitutes a powerful antidote to the pull of scientism.'
Dr Leonidas Tsilipakos, University of Bristol, UK.
'...A remarkable, thought-provoking book. It is at once an intellectual autobiography, and an account of the importance of Wittgenstein's philosophy of language. Its call for the possibility of an ethical, self-reflective approach to studying the human is of vital importance today.'
Professor David Macarthur, The University of Sydney, Australia.
'Gavin Kitching is unique in being an accomplished Wittgensteinian philosopher and an equally accomplished social scientist (in economics, history, politics, and political anthropology). The second edition of Wittgenstein and Society fits squarely within the Winchian / Wittgensteinian tradition of critical reflection on the very 'idea of a social science'
Dr Nigel Pleasants, University of Exeter, UK.