Hanna Pitkin argues that Wittgenstein's later philosophy offers a revolutionary new conception of language, and hence a new and deeper understanding of ourselves and the world of human institutions and action.
Book Details
Publisher: University of California Press
Publish Date: Jun 26th, 1973
Pages: 392
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.98in - 6.01in - 0.96in - 1.22lb
EAN: 9780520023291
Categories: • History & Surveys - Modern• Political
About the Author
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, and author of Fortune is a Woman: Gender and Politics in the Thought of Niccolo Machiavelli (California, 1987).
Praise for this book
"This book is rich in philosophical clarification and analyses of traditional philosophical problems. . . . An admirable book."--William M. Richards, "Social Praxis