The Sphere of the We and Social Science in Alfred Schutz's Thought: Through the mediation of Martin Buber's conception of "Ich und Du".

This paper has two purposes. First, it aims to reconstruct Schutz's concept of "Wirbeziehung" , by focusing on the concept of objectification or typification, which sociology has not yet sufficiently considered. Thereby, it also will show that the subject-object scheme, which traditional theories of sociology tacitly attribute to the actor as an object, is a one-sided perspective. In doing so, Martin Buber's concept of "Ich und Du" will function as an informative guide to inquiring especially into the concept of objectification. Second, this paper has the purpose of presenting two ideas included in the argument of the sphere of the We. One is the insight of Vergesellschaftung. It unfolds the correlation of the formation of the personality with the constitution of the world. Another is the basis of the philosophical foundation of social sciences. Sociology formulates experimental theses, seeing the self-evident as a given assumption. However, such sciences of fact can not thematization vorprädikative phase which occupies a central position in the world of daily life, and thus can not help excluding it from consideration. Eventually, this paper will confirm that the essential structures of the life-world that have been found on an intentional analysis of consciousness can not only unfold "the possibilities of human beings constructing worlds" —which sciences of fact, in principle, cannot approach—but also play a part in "the frame of reference ensuring adequateness" between common-sense constructs and scientific constructs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]