Politics and ‘the fragility of the ethico-cultural’

This article takes up Peter Winch’s remarks concerning ‘the “fragility” of the conditions under which ethical conceptions can be active in social life’. It explores Winch’s discussion of political concepts and his account of the nature of politics. There are two related themes: a concern with the na...

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Published inHistory of the human sciences Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 125 - 139
Main Author Lassman, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.02.2000
Routledge
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Authority
Culture
Disagreement
Ethics
Justice
Morality
Philosophical aspects
Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Politics
Social Life
Social Philosophy
Social policy
Social sciences
Weil, Simone
Winch, Peter
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Weil
politics
justice
Winch
authority
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Summary:This article takes up Peter Winch’s remarks concerning ‘the “fragility” of the conditions under which ethical conceptions can be active in social life’. It explores Winch’s discussion of political concepts and his account of the nature of politics. There are two related themes: a concern with the nature of political concepts; and a recognition (a reminder?) of the way in which disagreement belongs to our idea of politics.
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ISSN:0952-6951
1461-720X
DOI:10.1177/09526950022120539