Political Philosophy and the Possibilities of a Pragmatic Linguistic Turn

This article aims to raise the possibility of finding in the philosophy of language and pragmatism, which arise from the second Wittgenstein, a conception of politics that is an alternative to the classical Western political philosophy; for this purpose a characterization of the Aristotelian conception of politics is first, and the action in its metaphysics; after that the main features of modern political philosophy are indicated, and his conception of political action, and current criticism received; finally, pragmatists linguistic concepts that can serve as theoretical framework to political philosophy are sketched.