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.
Gist of Idea
There has been a distinct 'Social Turn' in recent philosophy, like the earlier 'Linguistic Turn'
Source
Paul O'Grady (Relativism [2002], Ch.1)
Book Reference
O'Grady,Paul: 'Relativism' [Acumen 2002], p.2
A Reaction
A helpful observation. It ties in with externalism about concepts (Twin Earth), impossibility of Private Language, and externalism about knowledge.