Item Type |
Journal paper
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Abstract |
Regarding the relationship between phenomenology and the social sciences, significantly different traditions exist between German-speaking countries and the Anglo-Saxon world, which create many misunderstandings. Phenomenology is not just a research method; in its origin, it is a philosophy and has epistemological and methodological implications for empirical research. This essay pursues several goals: First, some basic tenets of Husserl's phenomenology and Schutz's mundane life-world analysis are restated. Second, an approach of "phenomenological hermeneutics" is presented that complies with the postulate of adequacy and aspires to understand other people's life-worlds more profoundly than the widely accepted research practice of treating interview transcripts as data. The methodical procedure is illustrated using selected pieces from a case study of a patient who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and became severely disoriented. Third, some crucial implications of such an approach are discussed in regard to a phenomenology-based ethnography. |
Authors |
Eberle, Thomas S. |
Journal or Publication Title |
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
phenomenology; hermeneutics; ethnography; life-world; dialogical reconstruction |
Subjects |
social sciences |
HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
Refereed |
Yes |
Date |
2 June 2015 |
Publisher |
Sage Periodicals Press |
Place of Publication |
Newbury Park, Calif. |
Number |
2 |
Page Range |
1-17 |
Number of Pages |
17 |
ISSN |
0891-2416 |
ISSN-Digital |
1552-5414 |
Publisher DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241615587383 |
Depositing User |
Dr. Niklaus Reichle
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Date Deposited |
10 Jun 2015 10:23 |
Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 17:24 |
URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/241538 |