The Grammar of Politics: Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy

Published by Cornell University Press 2003

The Grammar of Politics

Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy

Edited by: Cressida Heyes

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501725630

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About this book

This book demonstrates the variety of ways political philosophers understand Wittgenstein's importance to their discipline and apply Wittgensteinian methods to their own projects.

Author / Editor information

Cressida J. Heyes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta and the author of Line Drawings: Defining Women through Feminist Practice, also from Cornell.

Reviews

Dennis Patterson:

It is difficult in the space of a short review to give a detailed account of the virtues of this rich collection. Cressida Heyes has assembled an outstanding group of authors, many of whom show that Wittgenstein's approach to philosophy is more important than ever. There can be little doubt that this book will contribute to the prestige of political philosophy.

Susan Hekman, University of Texas, Arlington:

In recent years a growing number of philosophers and political/social theorists have argued for the political importance of Wittgenstein's thought. The Grammar of Politics brings together some of the most cogent arguments in support of that supposition. This is a valuable book and will make a significant contribution to Wittgenstein scholarship and political philosophy.

Theodore R. Schatzki:

All in all, the volume shows that, although deriving implications for political philosophy from Wittgenstein's work is tricky business, the effort can be rewarding.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Cressida J. Heyes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Wittgenstein and Method
1. Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy: Understanding Practices of Critical Reflection James Tully Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. The Limits of Conservatism: Wittgenstein on “Our Life” and “Our Concepts” David R. Cerbone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3. Wittgenstein, Fetishism, and Nonsense in Practice Denis McManus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
4. Genealogy as Perspicuous Representation David Owen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Part II. A Wittgensteinian Politics
5. Notes on the Natural History of Politics Allan Janik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
6. Wittgenstein and the Conversation of Justice Richard Eldridge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7. Doing without Knowing: Feminism’s Politics of the Ordinary Linda M.G. Zerilli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
8. On Seeing liberty As Jonathan Havercroft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Part III. Wittgenstein Applied
9. “But One Day Man Opens His Seeing Eye”: The Politics of Anthropomorphizing Language Wendy Lynne Lee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
10. Does Your Patient Have a Beetle in His Box?: Language-Games and the Spread of Psychopathology Carl Elliott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
11. Wittgenstein on Bodily Feelings: Explanation and Melioration in Philosophy of Mind, Art, and Politics Richard Shusterman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Philosophy; History

eBook

Published: August 6, 2018
ISBN: 9781501725630