Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason

A Critical Interpretation of Peter Winch's Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Berel Dov Lerner ISBN: 9781136404924
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Berel Dov Lerner
ISBN: 9781136404924
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences. The author points to Winch's tendency to over-emphasize the importance of language and communication, and his insufficient attention to the role of practical, technological activites in human life and society.
It also offers an appendix devoted to the controversy between the anthropologists Marshall Sahlins and Gananath Obeyesekere regarding Captain James Cook's Hawaiian adventures.
Essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century, this book will also be of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists, scholars of religion, and all those with an interest in the relationship between philosophy and the social sciences.

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This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences. The author points to Winch's tendency to over-emphasize the importance of language and communication, and his insufficient attention to the role of practical, technological activites in human life and society.
It also offers an appendix devoted to the controversy between the anthropologists Marshall Sahlins and Gananath Obeyesekere regarding Captain James Cook's Hawaiian adventures.
Essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century, this book will also be of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists, scholars of religion, and all those with an interest in the relationship between philosophy and the social sciences.

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