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This book, newly available in paperback, relates Wittgenstein's philosophy to a range of problems and trends in contemporary political theory.

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Introduction: Wittgenstein and the Scene of Contemporary Political Theory; 1. Theorizing as a Lived Experience: A Wittgensteinian Investigation; 2. Wittgenstein's Philosophy After the Disaster; 3. Wittgenstein and Citizenship: Reading Socrates in Tehran; 4. Why Wittgenstein Is Not Conservative: Conventions and Critique; 5. Aspect Blindness in Religion, Philosophy, and Law: The Force of Wittgenstein Reading; 6. Seeing As It Happens: Theorizing Politics Through The Eyes of Wittgenstein; 7. Bare Life: Comedy, Trust, and Language in Wittgenstein and Beckett; Conclusion: The Personal Is The Theoretical; Bibliography.

Wittgenstein and Political Theory

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    A Paperback / softback by Dr. Christopher C. Robinson

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 24/03/2011
      ISBN13: 9780748642984, 978-0748642984
      ISBN10: 0748642986
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      Political science and theory Social and political philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book, newly available in paperback, relates Wittgenstein's philosophy to a range of problems and trends in contemporary political theory.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Wittgenstein and the Scene of Contemporary Political Theory; 1. Theorizing as a Lived Experience: A Wittgensteinian Investigation; 2. Wittgenstein's Philosophy After the Disaster; 3. Wittgenstein and Citizenship: Reading Socrates in Tehran; 4. Why Wittgenstein Is Not Conservative: Conventions and Critique; 5. Aspect Blindness in Religion, Philosophy, and Law: The Force of Wittgenstein Reading; 6. Seeing As It Happens: Theorizing Politics Through The Eyes of Wittgenstein; 7. Bare Life: Comedy, Trust, and Language in Wittgenstein and Beckett; Conclusion: The Personal Is The Theoretical; Bibliography.

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