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Focusing on the evolution of philosophical thought during the interwar period, the book explores how Cambridge philosophers like Moore, Ramsey, Wittgenstein, and Keynes reshaped the understanding of common sense and vague concepts in social sciences. John Coates argues that Keynes adopted ideas from Wittgenstein and Ramsey, advocating for the usefulness of vague concepts in analyzing complex social realities. He contrasts this with contemporary views on language's vagueness leading to indeterminacy, proposing a connection between Cambridge philosophy and modern theories on complexity and fuzzy logic.
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The Claims of Common Sense, John Coates
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- 2007
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- Title
- The Claims of Common Sense
- Subtitle
- Moore, Wittgenstein, Keynes and the Social Sciences
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Coates
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 196
- ISBN13
- 9780521039581
- Category
- Philosophy
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of philosophical thought during the interwar period, the book explores how Cambridge philosophers like Moore, Ramsey, Wittgenstein, and Keynes reshaped the understanding of common sense and vague concepts in social sciences. John Coates argues that Keynes adopted ideas from Wittgenstein and Ramsey, advocating for the usefulness of vague concepts in analyzing complex social realities. He contrasts this with contemporary views on language's vagueness leading to indeterminacy, proposing a connection between Cambridge philosophy and modern theories on complexity and fuzzy logic.