Ethics and Action (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)

Originally published in 1972, this collection of essays on closely related issues in moral philosophy looks at different aspects of people's understanding of their own and others' actions in ethical dimensions. The book discusses the ways in which the understanding both of man's own nature and of the nature of the world in which he lives, is a function of his social existence. It discusses questions about the character of moral deliberation and decision, the nature of the human will and its connections with action, and the extent to which an individual's moral reasonings must claim universal applicability.

Winch, Peter

Science & Math

Routledge

Originally published in 1972, this collection of essays on closely related issues in moral philosophy looks at different aspects of people’s understanding of their own and others’ actions in ethical dimensions. The book discusses the ways in which the understanding both of man’s own nature and of the nature of the world in which he lives, is a function of his social existence. It discusses questions about the character of moral deliberation and decision, the nature of the human will and its connections with action, and the extent to which an individual’s moral reasonings must claim universal applicability.

The Idea of a Social Science

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

The Idea of a Social Science: And its Relation to Philosophy

This is Malcolm's last work before his death. It draws together a wide collection of Wittgenstein's comments on religion. Peter Winch concludes with a critical essay on Malcolm's interpretation of Wittgenstein's philosophy.

Wittgenstein: A Religious Point Of View?

Malcolm, Norman

The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book’s first release, Winch’s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy. A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'.

This book examines the religious, social, and political thought of Simone Weil in the context of the rigorous philosophical thinking out of which it grew. It also explores illuminating parallels between these ideas and ideas that were simultaneously being developed by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Simone Weil developed a conception of the relation between human beings and nature which made it difficult for her to explain mutual understanding and justice. Her wrestling with this difficulty coincided with a considerable sharpening of her religious sensibility, and led to a new concept of the natural and social orders involving a supernatural dimension, within which the concepts of beauty and justice are paramount. Professor Winch provides a fresh perspective on the complete span of Simone Weil's work, and discusses the fundamental difficulties of tracing the dividing line between philosophy and religion.

Simone Weil: "The Just Balance" (Modern European Philosophy)

Cambridge University Press

This book examines the religious, social, and political thought of Simone Weil in the context of the rigorous philosophical thinking out of which it grew. It also explores illuminating parallels between these ideas and ideas that were simultaneously being developed by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Simone Weil developed a conception of the relation between human beings and nature which made it difficult for her to explain mutual understanding and justice. Her wrestling with this difficulty coincided with a considerable sharpening of her religious sensibility, and led to a new concept of the natural and social orders involving a supernatural dimension, within which the concepts of beauty and justice are paramount. Professor Winch provides a fresh perspective on the complete span of Simone Weil's work, and discusses the fundamental difficulties of tracing the dividing line between philosophy and religion.

pp.213."The title of the book is not meant to characterize only the author's own activity. The philosophical problems he discusses arise out of the attempts of human beings to make sense of themselves and the lives they lead - and of the lives they feel they should lead; of each other, of their own and…

Trying to Make Sense

Blackwell Pub.

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book’s first release, Winch’s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy.   A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'.

Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy Psychology)

Social Sciences

Routledge& Kegan Paul

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Ethics and Action (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)

Ethics and Action (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)

The Idea of a Social Science

The Idea of a Social Science: And its Relation to Philosophy

Wittgenstein: A Religious Point Of View?

The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

Simone Weil: "The Just Balance" (Modern European Philosophy)

Simone Weil: "The Just Balance" (Modern European Philosophy)

Trying to Make Sense

Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy Psychology)