Social Practices: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social

by Theodore R. Schatzki

This book addresses key topics in social theory such as the basic structures of social life, the character of human activity, and the nature of individuality. Drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, the author develops an account of social existence that argues that social practices are the fundamental phenomenon in social life. This approach offers new insight into the social formation of individuals, surpassing and critiquing the existing practice theories of Bourdieu, Giddens, Lyotard, and Oakeshott.

Genres: Philosophy, Academic

260 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 1996

About the author

Theodore R. Schatzki is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky, USA