The Claims of Common Sense: Moore, Wittgenstein, Keynes and the Social Sciences

by John M. Coates

Book Overview

The Claims of Common Sense investigates the importance of ideas developed by Cambridge philosophers between the World Wars for the social sciences concerning common sense, vague concepts and ordinary language. John Coates examines the thought of Moore, Ramsey, Wittgenstein and Keynes, and traces their common drift away from early beliefs about the need for precise concepts and a canonical notation in analysis. He argues that Keynes borrowed from Wittgenstein...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521039584
• ISBN13: 9780521039581
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"