{"product_id":"wittgenstein-and-democratic-politics-9781032778891","title":"Wittgenstein and Democratic Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume demonstrates how Wittgensteinâs philosophy can illuminate our understanding of politics and open new ways of conceptualizing democratic theory and practice. Its focus is on language, reason and communication as central to identifying present confusions in our understanding of democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book seeks to engage Wittgensteinâs philosophical insights, aiming to go beyond the dichotomous oppositions and conceptual entanglements pervading existing frameworks of social and political theories of democracy. Its key topic is the irreplaceable role of dialogue in civic democratic engagement as a condition for the understanding of self and others and, hence, for political life in which reason has a role. Indeed, it presents concrete examples of how Wittgenstein can be constructively applied to current political discourse. Part I of the volume focuses on the general idea of applying Wittgensteinâs philosophy to political and democratic theory and explains the deep and intrin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084472447319,"sku":"9781032778891","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032778891.jpg?v=1762206487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wittgenstein-and-democratic-politics-9781032778891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}