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Social Ontology and Phenomenology: Methodological Perspectives

Social Ontology and Phenomenology: Methodological Perspectives

Spiegel, Thomas J.

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Research in Phenomenology

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1032683880
ISBN13: 9781032683881
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This volume brings together leading scholars from the phenomenological tradition to address questions regarding the relation of social ontology and phenomenology.

There is a longstanding suspicion in analytic philosophy that phenomenology cannot contribute to our understanding of social relations, dynamics, and institutions. The main reason for this suspicion lies in phenomenology's first-person perspective, whereas work on social reality in the analytic tradition tends to proceed from an outside, third-person standpoint. This volume makes the case that phenomenology's methodological emphasis on subjectivity and intersubjectivity can contribute to debates in social ontology. The chapters are divided into two thematic parts. Part 1 offers different broad methodological reflections on thinking about the social world from a phenomenological standpoint in general. Part 2 picks out different aspects of the social world to reflect on the question what specifically phenomenological approaches to these aspects have to offer. These chapters explore topics such as dignity, emotions, psychopathology, sexism, social norms, and trust.

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