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Social Reality – The Phenomenological Approach

  • University of Copenhagen
  • University of Vienna

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Abstract

Phenomenological investigations about social reality could be argued to center around three general concepts: Social and Institutional Facts, Collective Intentionality and Values. Even though it is certainly not possible to speak of one unified theory that phenomenology as such puts forward about social reality, the systematic interconnections between these concepts make the single contributions of phenomenologists tesserae of a larger mosaic. This introduction is an attempt to sketch this mosaic by situating these notions within the debate about social ontology as conducted by phenomenologists roughly from 1910 to 1927. It also highlights the systematic connections between phenomenological insights and contemporary discussions on social ontology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in the Philosophy of Sociality
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages1-14
Number of pages14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in the Philosophy of Sociality
Volume6
ISSN (Print)2542-9094
ISSN (Electronic)2542-9108

Keywords

  • Collective intentionality
  • Phenomenology
  • Social facts
  • Social ontology
  • Values

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