Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory: A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar

Nigel Pleasants

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1. Wittgenstein and critical social theory 2. Does Wittgenstein mean what he says? The rejection of 'theory' and 'explanation' 3. Winch, Wittgenstein and critical social theory 4. Wittgenstein's rule-following remarks and critical social theory: deconstructing tacit knowledge and transcendental rules 5. Hayek's and Gidden's epistemological argument against socialism: a myth of symbolism? 6. 'Free to act otherwise'? Questioning the reality of Bhaskar's realist ontology 7. Milgram versus Garfinkel: are we cultural dopes or reflexive agents? A reflexive critique of ethnomethodology 8. Habermas and the idea of a critical social theory - a change of paradigm? 9. Conclusion

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