Abstract

The volume "Verstehen and Pragmatism" demonstrates that there is a common bond between the various methodological positions in interpretative sociology: What unites them is the neo-Kantian epistemology as well as the rejection of the notion of a unified science. The individual chapters elaborate on the thesis that history and the social sciences differ significantly from the natural sciences. The book includes articles on the history of sociology, epistemological and methodological problems as well as on the practical application of interpretative methods. It deals with the most significant parts of the writings of Simmel, Max Weber, Scheler, Znaniecki, Schutz, Blumer, Goffman, and Peter Berger."