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Peter Winch
British philosopher (1926-1997) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 71
Peter Guy Winch was a British philosopher known for his contributions to the philosophy of social science, Wittgenstein scholarship, ethics, and the philosophy of religion.
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About this person
His early book The Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy (1958) was an attack on positivism in the social sciences, drawing on the work of R. G. Collingwood and Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1997 · aged 71
