The Site of the Social: A Philosophical Account of the Constitution of Social Life and Change

by Theodore R. Schatzki

Inspired by Heidegger's concept of the clearing of being, and by Wittgenstein's ideas on human practice, Theodore Schatzki offers a novel approach to understanding the constitution and transformation of social life. Key to the account he develops here is the context in which social life unfolds--the "site of the social"--as a contingent and constantly metamorphosing mesh of practices and material orders. Schatzki's analysis reveals the advantages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271022922
• ISBN13: 9780271022925
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"