Alfred Schutz
Developed phenomenological sociology, focusing on the subjective meanings and interpretations that individuals bring to social life.
Quotes by Alfred Schutz
The 'horizons of experience' are the limits of our knowledge and understanding.
The 'world of fantasy' is a distinct province of meaning, separate from the paramount reality.
The 'world of dreams' is another distinct province of meaning.
The 'world of scientific theory' is a highly specialized province of meaning.
The 'world of religious experience' is yet another distinct province of meaning.
The 'problem of meaning' is central to understanding human action.
The 'social construction of reality' is a continuous process.
The 'intersubjective world' is the world we share with others.
The 'world of common experience' is the foundation of all social life.
The 'phenomenological approach' aims to describe the structures of consciousness.
The world of daily life is taken for granted as the reality par excellence.
We experience the social world pre-predicatively.
The paramount reality is the reality of everyday life.
Social life is a system of meaningful actions.
The actor in the social world orients his action both to the past and to the future.
Intersubjectivity is the foundation of social reality.
The natural attitude is the attitude of everyday life.
We live in a world of multiple realities.
The biography of the individual is a story told by himself.
Time is the paramount dimension of social existence.