Understanding and social inquiry

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Understanding and social inquiry

edited by Fred R. Dallmayr and Thomas A. McCarthy

University of Notre Dame Press, c1977

  • : pbk.

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  • Introduction: The crisis of understanding
  • Max Weber on Verstehen: Weber, M. Objectivity in social science and social policy. Weber, M. Basic sociological terms. Parsons, T. Value-freedom and objectivity. Habermas, J. Discussion
  • The positivist reception: Abel, T. The operation called Verstehen. Rudner, R. On the objectivity of social science. Taylor, C. Interpretation and the sciences of man
  • The Wittgensteinian reformulation: Winch, P. The idea of a social science. Winch, P. Understanding a primitive society. Jarvie, I. C. Understanding and explanation in sociology and social anthropology. Winch, P. Comment
  • Phenomenology and ethnomethodology: Schutz, A. Concept and theory formation in the social sciences. Garfinkel, H. What is ethnomethodology? Mayrl, W. Ethnomethodology: sociology without society?
  • Hermeneutics and critical theory: Apel, K.-O. The A priori of communication and the foundation of the humanities. Ricoeur, P. The model of the text: meaningful action considered as a text. Habermas, J. A review of Gadamer's Truth and method

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Introduction: The crisis of understanding.--Max Weber on Verstehen: Weber, M. Objectivity in social science and social policy. Weber, M. Basic sociologica terms. Parsons, T. Value-freedom and objectivity. Habermas, J. Discussion.-- positivist reception: Abel, T. The operation called Verstehen. Rudner, R. On the objectivity of social science. Taylor, C. Interpretation and the science of man.--The Wittgensteinian reformulation: Winch, P. The idea of a social science. Winch, P. Understanding a primitive society. Jarvie, I. C. Understanding and explanation in sociology and social anthropology. Winch, P Comment.--Phenomenology and ethnomethodology: Schutz, A. Concept and theory formation in the social sciences. Garfinkel, H. What is ethnomethodology? Mayrl, W. Ethnomethodology: sociology without society?--Hermeneutics and critical theory: Apel, K.-O. The A priori of communication and the foundatio of the humanities. Ricoeur, P. The model of the text: meaningful action considered as a text. Habermas, J.A review of Gadamer's Truth and method.

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