Understanding and social inquiry
By: edited by Fred R. Dallmayr and Thomas A. McCarthy.
Contributors: Dallmayr, Fred R. 1928-; McCarthy, Thomas A.
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press; Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Sociology -- Methodology; Knowledge, Sociology of
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The crisis of understanding.; title: 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.; title: 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.; title: 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.; title: Phenomenology and ethnomethodology: Schutz, A. Concept and theory formation in the social sciences. Garfinkel, H. What is ethnomethodology? Mayrl, W. Ethnomethodology: sociology without society?; title: 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.