Routledge Toward a Hermeneutic Theory of Social Practices

Explore advanced methodological debates in social science with Toward a Hermeneutic Theory of Social Practices. Part of the Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought, this book addresses the fundamental tension in practice theory development. It examines whether theory should expand existing concepts like inter-subjectivity, social normativity, and collective intentionality, or if it requires a strategy focused on completely autonomous concepts. This work defends a thesis of irreducibility by looking at the interrelational dynamics of social practice. It provides a deep look into human agency, habits, learning, and the interaction between agents and their environments. For students and scholars in anthropology and sociology, this text offers a rigorous approach to understanding how social theory can move beyond established frameworks to create new, independent conceptual tools.