Intersubjectivity, sociality, community: The contributions of the early phenomenologists

TY - CHAP

T1 - Intersubjectivity, sociality, community

T2 - The contributions of the early phenomenologists

AU - Zahavi, Dan

PY - 2018/7/10

Y1 - 2018/7/10

N2 - The chapter discusses how various early phenomenologists by starting from an examination of empathy and other forms of dyadic interpersonal relations went on to develop analyses of larger social units in order to address questions concerning the nature of our communal being-together. More specifically, it shows how an investigation of dyadic empathic encounters figures prominently in not only Husserl's, but also Scheler's and Walther's subsequent analyses of experiential sharing and we-intentionality. Not all phenomenologists, however, agreed with this prioritization of second-person engagement and face-to-face relationships. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of Gurwitsch's and Heidegger's criticisms and alternative approaches.

AB - The chapter discusses how various early phenomenologists by starting from an examination of empathy and other forms of dyadic interpersonal relations went on to develop analyses of larger social units in order to address questions concerning the nature of our communal being-together. More specifically, it shows how an investigation of dyadic empathic encounters figures prominently in not only Husserl's, but also Scheler's and Walther's subsequent analyses of experiential sharing and we-intentionality. Not all phenomenologists, however, agreed with this prioritization of second-person engagement and face-to-face relationships. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of Gurwitsch's and Heidegger's criticisms and alternative approaches.

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 9780198755340

SP - 734

EP - 752

BT - The Oxford Handbook of the History of Phenomenology

A2 - Zahavi, Dan

PB - Oxford University Press

CY - Oxford

ER -