Verstehen

In late nineteenth-century German academic circles, the term verstehen (literally, understanding, or comprehension) came to be associated with the view that social phenomena must be understood from the point of view of the social actor

Autorentext

Michael Martin

Klappentext

In late nineteenth-century German academic circles, the term verstehen (literally, understanding, or comprehension) came to be associated with the view that social phenomena must be understood from the point of view of the social actor

Inhalt
Preface, Introduction, 1. The Classical Verstehen Position, 2. The Positivists' Critique I: Not a Method of Verification, 3. The Positivists' Critique II: Not a Necessary Condition for Understanding, 4. Verstehen and Ordinary Language Philosophy, 5. Verstehen and Situational Logic, 6. Verstehen and Phenomenology, 7. Verstehen and the Sciences of Man, 8. Verstehen and Anthropology, 9. Verstehen and Critical Theory, Conclusion: Towards a Theory of Methodological Pluralism, Index