Oppression and Responsibility: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Social Practices and Moral Theory

by Peg O'Connor

Book Overview

Combating homophobia, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination and violence in our society requires more than just focusing on the overt acts of prejudiced and abusive individuals. The very intelligibility of such acts, in fact, depends upon a background of shared beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that together form the context of social practices in which these acts come to have the meaning they do. This book, inspired by Wittgenstein...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271023465
• ISBN13: 9780271023465
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.3"