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<p>In this paper, I discuss the guidelines of a phenomenology of the social world in the wake of Alfred Schutz and José Ortega y Gasset. While the latter was not, for a long time, acknowledge as a phenomenologist, the former is a well-known critique of Husserl’s theory of intersubjectivity and of the possibility of grounding a community of transcendental Egos. Both, however, remained faithful to some basic phenomenological tenets, namely, that individual subjectivity has a relational character, the circumstances in which men live are a part of their life, and life is characterized by its openness to the world. On this basis, they both carried out a phenomenological description of social existence, stressing its two main assumptions: 1) there are things that must be taken for granted; 2) habitualities, typical constructions, and systems of relevance are the primary ways of dealing with social events and other fellow citizens. In different ways, they both showed that the traditional objections opposed to phenomenology regarding its capacity to address mundane human existence stemmed from a misunderstanding of its basic tenets and intentions.</p>
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In this paper, I discuss the guidelines of a phenomenology of the social world in the wake of Alfred Schutz and José Ortega y Gasset. While the latter was not, for a long time, acknowledge as a phenomenologist, the former is a well-known critique of Husserl’s theory of intersubjectivity and of the possibility of grounding a community of transcendental Egos. Both, however, remained faithful to some basic phenomenological tenets, namely, that individual subjectivity has a relational character, the circumstances in which men live are a part of their life, and life is characterized by its openness to the world. On this basis, they both carried out a phenomenological description of social existence, stressing its two main assumptions: 1) there are things that must be taken for granted; 2) habitualities, typical constructions, and systems of relevance are the primary ways of dealing with social events and other fellow citizens. In different ways, they both showed that the traditional objections opposed to phenomenology regarding its capacity to address mundane human existence stemmed from a misunderstanding of its basic tenets and intentions.

Intersubjectivity and the Project of a Phenomenology of the Social World

Phainomenon

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In this paper, I discuss the guidelines of a phenomenology of the social world in the wake of Alfred Schutz and José Ortega y Gasset. While the latter was not,...

Intersubjectivity and the Project of a Phenomenology of the Social World

Publié en ligne: 11 juin 2023

Pages: 5 - 24

Reçu: 18 janv. 2023

Accepté: 27 mars 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2023-0002

Mots clés
Mundane Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, Natural Attitude, Habituality, Social World

© 2023 Carlos Morujão, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Intersubjectivity and the Project of a Phenomenology of the Social World

Publié en ligne: 11 juin 2023

Pages: 5 - 24

Reçu: 18 janv. 2023

Accepté: 27 mars 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phainomenon-2023-0002

Mots clésMundane Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, Natural Attitude, Habituality, Social World

© 2023 Carlos Morujão, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Mundane Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, Natural Attitude, Habituality, Social World