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Social Practices: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0521560225, 9780511527470
LCC
HM51 .S3455 1996
Open Library ID
OL805704M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1428663 bytes)
Pages
260\256
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

This book addresses key topics in social theory such as the basic structures of social life, the character of human activity, and the nature of individuality. Drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, the author develops an account of social existence that argues that social practices are the fundamental phenomenon in social life. This approach offers new insight into the social formation of individuals, surpassing and critiquing the existing practice theories of Bourdieu, Giddens, Lyotard, and Oakeshott.

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