Social Sensitivity - A Study of Habit and Experience

The author develops a phenomenological theory of the social structure of immediate experience. At the heart of this study is a theory of habitual sensitivity that originates in the writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and John Dewey. The author develops this theory as an alternative to Schutz's theory of taken-for-granted knowledge, which has had a pervasive influence on how phenomenology has been understood and applied within sociology. Each chapter expands on Ostrow's claim that the world is inherently social, by virtue of the sensitivity that immerses us within it before it ever becomes an object of reflection.

About the author

James M. Ostrow is Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Bentley College.

Product details

• Authors: James M Ostrow, James M. Ostrow
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.1990
• EAN: 9780791402160
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0216-0
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 226 g
• Series: SUNY Series in Philosophy; SUNY series in Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories