PHENOMENOLOGY, ROLE, AND REASON: Essays on the Coherence and Deformation of Social Reality

Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Building on the tradition of Edmund Husserl and Alfred Schutz, the author concerns himself in particular with the concept of typification in Schutz's analysis of everyday life. Moreover, an attempt is made to show how social role - a topic up to now examined mainly by social scientists - offers a philosophical entrance to the understanding of social structure. Finally, phenomenological description and interpretation are extended to the large question of the nature of reason by analyzing problems in such domains as theoretical psychiatry, medical ethics, and social theory." Octavo: ix, [1], 357 pp. Original green cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles and borders. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 78191)