Political Theory and Social Science [electronic resource] : Cutting Against the Grain /
Gunnell, J.author.
This work is devoted to a critical analytical examination of the history, character, and conduct of contemporary academic political theory and to a reconsideration of significant elements of this field of inquiry from the perspective of the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 In Search of Political Theory; 2 Social Scientific Inquiry and the Metapractical Voice; 3 Fear of Conventions; 4 Engaging Wittgenstein; 5 Social Science and Justice; 6 Interpretation and the Autonomy of Concepts; 7 Political Theory and the American Scholar: The Exoticization of Politics; Reference; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-180) and index.
This work is devoted to a critical analytical examination of the history, character, and conduct of contemporary academic political theory and to a reconsideration of significant elements of this field of inquiry from the perspective of the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
World politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Political History.