In this book, his major work, Alfred Schutz attempts to provide a sound philosophical basis for the sociological theories of Max Weber. Using a Husserlian phenomenology, Schutz provides a complete and original analysis of human action and its "intended meaning."
ALFRED SCHÜTZ (1899–1959) was an Austrian social scientist, whose work bridged sociological and phenomenological traditions to form a social phenomenology.
"This is one of the most important works ever written in the area of theoretical foundations of the social sciences." —New Scholasticism
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