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Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science Austin Harrington

Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science By Austin Harrington

Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science by Austin Harrington


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By re-examining the writings of Gadamer and Habermas and their views of earlier interpretive theorists, this book offers a radical challenge to their idea of the 'dialogue' between researchers and their subjects.

Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science Summary

Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science: A Critique of Gadamer and Habermas by Austin Harrington

Main focus is on sociology, but the book is also extremely relevant to philosophers and those studying the history of ideas

There are no recent books on the specific field of hermeneutics offering the same in-depth and comprehensive treatment that this book offers.

About Austin Harrington

Austin Harrington is Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. His work on hermeneutics and social theory in the writings of Gadamer, Habermas, Dilthey, Weber and Schutz has also appeared in the journals Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Theory and Psychology, Max Weber Studies and Sociology.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Objectivity, objectivism and objectifying attitudes; Chapter 2 Gadamer, Habermas and the idea of dialogue; Chapter 3 Empathy and Verstehen; Chapter 4 Towards a critique of historical reason; Chapter 5 Phenomenological foundations; Chapter 6 Problems with the dialogue; Chapter 7 Social science in the public sphere; Notes; Bibiography Index;

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NLS9780415862868
9780415862868
0415862868
Hermeneutic Dialogue and Social Science: A Critique of Gadamer and Habermas by Austin Harrington
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2013-12-16
192
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