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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 5. Modern Philosophy / d. Contemporary philosophy

[overview of philosophy in Europe 1956 onwards]

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There has been a distinct 'Social Turn' in recent philosophy, like the earlier 'Linguistic Turn' [O'Grady]
     Full Idea: The Social Turn is as defining a characteristic of contemporary philosophy as the Linguistic Turn has been of the earlier twentieth century period.
     From: Paul O'Grady (Relativism [2002], Ch.1)
     A reaction: A helpful observation. It ties in with externalism about concepts (Twin Earth), impossibility of Private Language, and externalism about knowledge.