Verstehen: Subjective Understanding In The Social Sciences
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning on pages. Markings: Library label visible on inside page (spine area). Binding condition: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: FEP
An academic anthology rooted in the tradition of interpretive social science, Verstehen: Subjective Understanding in the Social Sciences presents a carefully curated collection of essays that illuminate the concept of Verstehen — the method of empathetic understanding central to the humanities and social sciences. Edited by sociologist Marcello Truzzi, the volume brings together key thinkers who argue for the legitimacy of subjective interpretation as a rigorous methodological tool alongside — and sometimes against — the positivist approaches that dominated mid-twentieth-century academia. The collection traces the intellectual lineage of Verstehen from its roots in German philosophy and the work of Max Weber through to its application in sociology, anthropology, and related disciplines. Written in a measured and scholarly tone, the anthology instructs readers on how subjectivity, far from being a weakness in social inquiry, can be a systematic and indispensable mode of understanding human behaviour and meaning. It remains an essential reference for students and scholars grappling with the epistemological foundations of the social sciences.
Author: Marcello Truzzi
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning on pages. Markings: Library label visible on inside page (spine area). Binding condition: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: FEP
An academic anthology rooted in the tradition of interpretive social science, Verstehen: Subjective Understanding in the Social Sciences presents a carefully curated collection of essays that illuminate the concept of Verstehen — the method of empathetic understanding central to the humanities and social sciences. Edited by sociologist Marcello Truzzi, the volume brings together key thinkers who argue for the legitimacy of subjective interpretation as a rigorous methodological tool alongside — and sometimes against — the positivist approaches that dominated mid-twentieth-century academia. The collection traces the intellectual lineage of Verstehen from its roots in German philosophy and the work of Max Weber through to its application in sociology, anthropology, and related disciplines. Written in a measured and scholarly tone, the anthology instructs readers on how subjectivity, far from being a weakness in social inquiry, can be a systematic and indispensable mode of understanding human behaviour and meaning. It remains an essential reference for students and scholars grappling with the epistemological foundations of the social sciences.