The Anthem companion to Alfred Schutz /
The Anthem companion to Alfred Schutz /
edited by Michael Barber.
- 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Anthem companions to sociology .
- Anthem companions to sociology. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).
Given that Schutz was a philosopher and a social scientist, this book will examine topics in Schutz's philosophical-phenomenological theory of the social world, such as the second person, the face-to-face relationship, the meaning of human action, signs, symbols, relevance (or interests). Schutz's explanation of the social world, however, was meant to provide a philosophical foundation for the social sciences, and so this book will also consider epistemological questions, such as traditional knowledge and the opacity of knowledge and theory, that is, the neglected or unseen questions that accompany knowing or theorizing. Also, authors from within Schutzian framework will address issues within the social sciences, such as the Durkheimian aspects of Schutz's thought, the sociology of knowledge, and the theory of sociology. It will also explore how Schutzian theory, which is often viewed as a micro-sociology, can be extended to give an account of a macro-sociological reality like modern society (Gesellschaft).
9781839983689 (ebook)
Schutz, Alfred, 1899-1959.
Sociologists--Austria.
Phenomenological sociology.
HM479.S38 / A68 2022
301/.092
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).
Given that Schutz was a philosopher and a social scientist, this book will examine topics in Schutz's philosophical-phenomenological theory of the social world, such as the second person, the face-to-face relationship, the meaning of human action, signs, symbols, relevance (or interests). Schutz's explanation of the social world, however, was meant to provide a philosophical foundation for the social sciences, and so this book will also consider epistemological questions, such as traditional knowledge and the opacity of knowledge and theory, that is, the neglected or unseen questions that accompany knowing or theorizing. Also, authors from within Schutzian framework will address issues within the social sciences, such as the Durkheimian aspects of Schutz's thought, the sociology of knowledge, and the theory of sociology. It will also explore how Schutzian theory, which is often viewed as a micro-sociology, can be extended to give an account of a macro-sociological reality like modern society (Gesellschaft).
9781839983689 (ebook)
Schutz, Alfred, 1899-1959.
Sociologists--Austria.
Phenomenological sociology.
HM479.S38 / A68 2022
301/.092