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No such thing as society: Thatcher, Wittgenstein and the philosophy of social science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Gavin Kitching
Gavin Kitching*
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Australia
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Gavin Kitching, School of Social Science, Faculty of Arts, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia. Emails: g.kitching@unsw.edu.au; gavinnormankitching@gmail.com
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Abstract

This article argues that society is not a thing. It is abbreviated and adapted with permission from a public lecture, titled There Is No Such Thing as Society: Margaret Thatcher, Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Social Science. The original was presented by Gavin Kitching to the Cuadernos de la Catedra Ludwig Wittgenstein at Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, in March 2019.

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A12A13B0Analytical philosophyeconomic thoughtlanguagephilosophy of scienceWittgenstein

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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. 565 - 583
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2020

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