Phenomenology of the Social World

Informationen zum Autor ALFRED SCHÜTZ (1899-1959) was an Austrian social scientist, whose work bridged sociological and phenomenological traditions to form a social phenomenology. Klappentext This book contains a thoroughgoing analysis of the role of objectivity versus subjectivity in the social sciences and the nature of human action . It also presents a philosophical analysis of the nature of social science as such, and raises as well as answers the fundamental question of whether to and to what extent the social sciences can provide us with a genuine understanding of human beings.In this book, his major work, Alfred Schutz attempts to provide a sound philosophical basis for the sociological theories of Max Weber. Using a Husserlian phenomenology, Schutz provides a complete and original analysis of human action and its ""intended meaning.

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• Authors: Alfred Schutz, Alfred Schutz
• Assisted by: Fredrick Lehnert (Translation), George Walsh (Translation)
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1967
• EAN: 9780810103900
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-0390-0
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy; Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy; Studies in Phenomenology and E
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day