Phenomenology of the Social World (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) - Softcover

Alfred Schutz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810103907 ISBN 13: 9780810103900

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 1972

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

This is one of the most important works ever written in the area of theoretical foundations of the social sciences." -New Scholasticism "To be invited to review [Schutz's] key work is intimidating for the reviewer, since this is one of the rare classics in the philosophy of the social sciences." -Sociological Review

About the Author:

Alfred Schutz (13 April 1899, Vienna - 20 May 1959, New York City) was an Austrian social scientist, whose work bridged sociological and phenomenological traditions to form a social phenomenology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0810103907
• ISBN 13: 9780810103900
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 255