Phenomenology of Sociality Discovering the ‘We’

Phenomenological Discoveries Concerning the ‘We’: Mapping the Terrain Thomas Szanto, Dermot Moran  Part I: Historical and Methodological Issues  1. Locating Shared Life in the ‘Thou’: Some Historical and Thematic Considerations James Risser  2. Hannah Arendt’s Conception of Actualized Plurality Sophie Loidolt  3. Habermas and Social Phenomenology: From Verstehen to Lebenswelt Richard Wolin  4. Second-Person Phenomenology Steven Crowell  Part II: Intersubjectivity, the ‘We-World,’ and Objectivity  5. Concrete Interpersonal Encounters or Sharing a Common World: Which is More Fundamental in Phenomenological Approaches to Sociality? Jo-Jo Koo  6. Ineinandersein and l’interlacs: The Constitution of the Social World or ‘We-World’ (Wir-Welt) Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty Dermot Moran  7. Davidson and Husserl on the Social Origin of Our Concept of Objectivity Cathal O’Madagain  Part III: Social Cognition, Embodiment, and Social Emotions  8. From Types to Tokens: Empathy and Typification Joona Taipale  9. An Interactionist Approach to Shared Cognition: Some Prospects and Challenges Felipe Léon  10. "If I had to live like you, I think I’d kill myself": Social Dimensions of the Experience of Illness Havi Carel  11. Shame as Fellow Feeling Christian Skirke  12. Relating to the Dead: Social Cognition and the Phenomenology of Grief Matthew Ratcliffe  Part IV: Collective Intentionality and Affectivity  13. Affective Intentionality: Early Phenomenological Contributions to a New Phenomenological Sociology Íngrid Vendrell Ferran  14. Love and Other Social Stances in Early Phenomenology Alessandro Salice  15. Gurwitsch and the Role of Emotion in Collective Intentionality Eric Chelstrom  16. The Affective ‘We’: Self-regulation and Shared Emotions Joel Krueger  Part V: Collective Agency and Group Personhood  17. Husserl on Groupings: Social Ontology and Phenomenology of We-Intentionality Emanuele Caminada  18. Collectivizing Persons and Personifying Collectives: Reassessing Scheler on Group Personhood Thomas Szanto  19. Brothers in Arms: Fraternity-Terror in Sartre’s Social Ontology Nicolas de Warren

Biography

Thomas Szanto is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Subjectivity Research (CFS), at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dermot Moran is Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland and Sir Walter Murdoch Adjunct Professor in the Humanitires, Murdoch University, Australia.

"This volume is thus a rather adventurous and truly inspiring journey through a wide variety of topics and views, with just enough salient landmarks … never to lose one's orientation along the many ways." — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

"(…) PoS is a rich work that has the potential to enliven existing debates and generate new ones concerning the nature of social cognition, empathy, shared affects, group formation, etc." – Journal of Social Ontology

"Phenomenology of Sociality is an excellent resource for graduate students and professional academics interested in learning more about phenomenology’s engagement with the social and how phenomenology can make a positive contribution to current debates in social ontology, social cognition, collective intentionality, and philosophy of the emotions." – Timothy A. Burns in Husserl Studies

"Szanto’s and Moran’s volume is a veritable treasure trove that amply documents the fertility and richness of the phenomenological tradition. Containing contributions on both familiar and lesser well known phenomenologists, Phenomenology of Sociality is mandatory reading for anybody working on sociality and collective intentionality." – Dan Zahavi, Professor of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

"This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the phenomenological foundations of the social mind and our experience of living together in a common world of the ‘We’. It brings together eminent scholars and talented young researchers to evaluate the relevance of a phenomenological theory of sociality in contemporary philosophical and interdisciplinary discussions, thereby revitalizing lesser-known voices from the tradition as well as exploring new directions of phenomenological research." – Thiemo Breyer, University of Cologne

"A groundbreaking collection of fresh insights into the nature of the social self." – James Mensch, Charles University, Prague