Collective Consciousness and the Phenomenology of Émile Durkheim

The book is addressed to scholars and students in sociology and in phenomenological philosophy. It presents the work of Durkheim in a new light and discusses the prevailing interpretations in the collective intentionality approach. It also provides a fresh conception of collective consciousness which illuminates features unattended by the traditions initiated by John Searle, Dan Zahavi and the Center for Subjectivity Research, and the Nordic Society of Phenomenology. This lucidly written book is of interest to students and scholars researching Durkheim's, Husserl's and Schutz's works.

Includes in-depth discussions on sociological theory, collective intentionality, and collective consciousness Makes an original, groudbreaking contritution to the field of phenomenological sociology Engages in a productive dialogue with prominent members of British Centre for Durkheimian Studies

Autorentext

Carlos Belvedere is Tenured Associate Professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires and at Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (Argentina), where he has served as Head of the Philosophy Department. Currently he serves as Main Researcher at the National Council for Technical and Scientific Research (CONICET). He holds degrees in sociology as well as in philosophy and has a PhD in social sciences. His areas of interest are phenomenological philosophy and sociological theory. He has authored several books and papers in the field of social phenomenology. He serves as Associate Editor of the journal Schutzian Research, and as Editorial Board Member of Human Studies. He is a former co-chair of the Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences. He has recently published A Treatise in Phenomenological Sociology. Object, Method, Findings, and Applications.

Inhalt

1. Looking for Durkheim.- 2. Dukheim as a phenomenologist.- 3. Durkheim and the philosophy of consciousness.- 4. An objectivity sui generis.- 5. **Durkheim and the transcendental.- 6. Durkheim's forgotten argument.- 7. Finding Durkheim.