How Long to Read The Social Theory of Practices

How Long Does it Take to Read The Social Theory of Practices?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 50 minutes to read The Social Theory of Practices by Stephen Turner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The concept of "practices"—whether of representation, of political or scientific traditions, or of organizational culture—is central to social theory. In this book, Stephen Turner presents the first analysis and critique of the idea of practice as it has developed in the various theoretical traditions of the social sciences and the humanities. Understood broadly as a tacit understanding "shared" by a group, the concept of a practice has a fatal difficulty, Turner argues: there is no plausible mechanism by which a "practice" is transmitted or reproduced. The historical uses of the concept, from Durkheim to Kripke's version of Wittgenstein, provide examples of the contortions that thinkers have been forced into by this problem, and show the ultimate implausibility of the idea. Turner's conclusion sketches a picture of what happens when we do without the notion of a shared practice, and how this bears on social theory and philosophy. It explains why social theory cannot get beyond the stage of constructing fuzzy analogies, and why the standard constructions of the contemporary philosophical problem of relativism depend upon this defective notion. This first book-length critique of practice theory is sure to stir discussion and controversy in a wide range of fields, from philosophy and science studies to sociology, anthropology, literary studies, and political and legal theory.

How long is The Social Theory of Practices?

The Social Theory of Practices by Stephen Turner is 170 pages long, and a total of 42,500 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Social Theory of Practices Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read The Social Theory of Practices aloud.

What Reading Level is The Social Theory of Practices?

The Social Theory of Practices is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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