释义 |
meaningful understanding and explanation meaningful understanding and explanation the comprehension of SOCIAL ACTORS’ meanings (i.e. their beliefs, motives, purposes, reasons, etc. in any social context) which at one and the same time automatically constitute an explanation of their ACTIONS and of the social occurrences to which these give rise. See also VERSTEHEN, MEANINGFUL SOCIOLOGY, WEBER, WINCH, PURPOSIVE EXPLANATION, EMPATHY, INTERPRETATION, INTERPRETATIVE SOCIOLOGY. |