Wittgenstein and anthropology

被引:84
作者
Das, V [1 ]
机构
[1] Grad Fac, New Sch Social Res, Dept Anthropol, New York, NY 10003 USA
[2] Univ Delhi, Dept Sociol, Delhi 110007, India
关键词
culture; language; rules; skepticism; everyday life;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.anthro.27.1.171
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
This essay explores the theme of Wittgenstein as a philosopher of culture. The primary text on which the essay is based is Philosophical Investigations; it treats Stanley Cavell's work as a major guide for the understanding and reception of Wittgenstein into anthropology. Some Wittgensteinian themes explored in the essay are the idea of culture as capability, horizontal and vertical limits to forms of life, concepts of everyday life in the face of skepticism, and the complexity of the inner in relation to questions of belief and pain. While an attempt has been made to relate these ideas to ethnographic descriptions, the emphasis in this essay is on the question of how anthropology may receive Wittgenstein.
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页码:171 / 195
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