Wittgenstein and the social sciences: critical reflections concerning Peter Winch’s interpretations and appropriations of Wittgenstein’s thought

History of the Human Sciences 13 (2):1-15 (2000)
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Drawing heavily on Wittgenstein, Winch’s The Idea of a Social Science advanced a forceful and still valuable critique of positivist/empiricist conceptions of social science. In its more self-confident assertions concerning the nature of philosophy and society, however, Winch failed to recognize Wittgenstein’s acknowledgement of and appreciation for the indeterminacy and unsettled character of social and moral life

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