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Confucian self-transformation as an alternative sociology

meaningful action vs. performance with differential profundity

Wei-Hsu Lu

pp. 145-171

Résumé

The philosophy of free will or subjectivity in interpretativist sociology conceals the phenomena of "differential profundity." In order to reveal and study these missing phenomena, this chapter first summarizes two branches of interpretativist sociology, Schütz's phenomenological sociology and Blumer's symbolic interactionism. Following this, the phenomena of differential profundity are illustrated by two examples of the table game, Go, so as to show the blind spot in Schütz's and Blumer's sociological projects. Finally, Mencius's conception of Confucian self-transformation is introduced and an alternative sociology informed by his conception is recommended to study human conduct as lived persons' performance with differential profundity.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Giri Ananta Kumar (2018) Beyond sociology: trans-civilizational dialogues and planetary conversations. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 145-171

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6641-2_8

Citation complète:

Lu Wei-Hsu, 2018, Confucian self-transformation as an alternative sociology: meaningful action vs. performance with differential profundity. In A. Giri (ed.) Beyond sociology (145-171). Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.