Social Sensitivity: A Study of Habit and Experience (Suny Series in the Philosophy of the Social Science)
James M. Ostrow
ISBN 10: 0791402169 ISBN 13: 9780791402160
Published by State University of New York Pre, 1990
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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.
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James M. Ostrow is Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Bentley College.
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Title: Social Sensitivity: A Study of Habit and ...
Publisher: State University of New York Pre
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good