Cultural Politics of Everyday Life by John Shotter

Cultural Politics of Everyday Life by John Shotter

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In this work, John Shotter argues that it is not in the writings of philosophers, sociologists or other "theorists" that we can find the basis for what to do for the best in our lives; our judgements can only be rooted in the "hurly burly" of the everyday, civil life of society.

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Cultural Politics of Everyday Life by John Shotter

In this work, John Shotter argues that it is not in the writings of philosophers, sociologists or other "theorists" that we can find the basis for what to do for the best in our lives; our judgements can only be rooted in the "hurly burly" of the everyday, civil life of society. Ordinary people in their conversations and in their practical knowledge create the basic reality in which social institutions have their life. Shotter draws on the work of Bakhtin, Bilig, Gergen, Harre, MacIntyre, Rorty, Volosinov, Vygotsky and Wittgenstein, and connects such "theoretical" topics as "realism" and "foundations" to social concerns such as rights, citizenship and access to public debate. He is concerned with human culture in the widest sence, with ideas of personal relationships, civil society, social ecology, identity and belonging.
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ISBN 13 9780335191208
ISBN 10 0335191207
Title Cultural Politics of Everyday Life
Author John Shotter
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Open University Press
Year published 1993-06-16
Number of pages 240
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