| The Things of the World: A Social Phenomenology Contributor(s): Aho, James A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275962482 ISBN-13: 9780275962487 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: What does it mean to be a social being in the ordinary life-world? This clear and compelling introduction to social phenomenology examines the experiential features of the basic things comprising our life-world, namely me, you, abstract others (enemies, communities, and associations), and attributes of the lived body (emotions, pain, and pleasure). Each of these entities is phenomenologically described, with the aim of reducing reports of personal experiences and other primary documents to the presumed prototypical experience of the thing in question, its "ideal essence." Another aim of this study is to account sociologically for how the various entities of the life-world have been "accomplished;" that is, how the puuuutypical experiences of the things in question have come to be. By showing the life-world to be our joint project rather than a fixed, unalterable coherency, this volume destabilizes our naive attitude towards the things of the world. Examples are drawn from the author's own research on issues such as violence, religion, health, and race, from classic and contemporary anthropological research, and from the works of some of the most innovative philosophers of the twentieth century. This study actually does phenomenology instead of merely arguing for its necessity and will appeal to both social scientists and philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 98023566 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Series: History, Culture, and Life |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.58" W x 8.08" (0.52 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What does it mean to be a social being in the ordinary life-world? This clear and compelling introduction to social phenomenology examines the experiential features of the basic things comprising our life-world, namely me, you, abstract others (enemies, communities, and associations), and attributes of the lived-body (emotions, pain, and pleasure). Each of these entities is phenomenologically described, with the aim of reducing reports of personal experiences and other primary documents to the presumed prototypical experience of the thing in question--its ideal essence. Another aim of this study is to sociologically account for how the various entities of the life-world have been accomplished, that is, how the prototypical experiences of the things in question have come to be. By showing the life-world to be our joint project rather than a fixed, unalterable coherency, this volume destabilizes our naive attitude towards the things of the world. Examples are drawn from the author's own research on issues such as violence, religion, health, and race; from classic and contemporary anthropological research; and from the works of some of the most innovative philosophers of the twentieth century. This study actually does phenomenology instead of merely arguing for its necessity and will appeal to both social scientists and philosophers. |