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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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206035

Visible meanings

Piotr Sztompka

pp. 233-245

Abstract

At least since the time of Max Weber, we have known that social life is meaningful. Typically we believe that meanings are deeply hidden, underlying empirical, observable reality and not directly perceivable. Some are hidden in human minds, as psychological meanings: motivations, intentions, reasons, aspirations, dreams. Other are hidden in social facts in the Durkheimian sense, as cultural meanings: values, rules, norms, ideologies, shared beliefs, creeds, utopias.

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Alexander Jeffrey C., Bartmański Dominik, Giesen Bernhard (2012) Iconic power: materiality and meaning in social life. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 233-245

DOI: 10.1057/9781137012869_15

Full citation:

Sztompka Piotr (2012) „Visible meanings“, In: J. C. Alexander, D. Bartmański & B. Giesen (eds.), Iconic power, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 233–245.