Hermeneutic Philosophy and the Sociology of Art: An Approach to Some of the Epistemological Problems of the Sociology of Knowledge and the Sociology of Art and Literature

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This book, first published in 1975, is an examination of the theoretical foundation of the sociology of art and literature and an in-depth study in the sociology of knowledge. In discussing and clarifying some of the important philosophical issues in this field, the constant underlying reference is to the creative and artistic-expressive areas of knowledge – so that the better understanding of the social nature and genesis of all knowledge may point the way towards a similar comprehension of art and society. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The sociology of art and the sociology of knowledge 2 The constitution of knowledge 3 The problems of the sociology of knowledge 4 The sociology of art and the concept of a world-view 5 Concepts of collective consciousness 6 Concepts of collective consciousness (continued) 7 Hermeneutic philosophy and the sociology of knowledge 8 Conclusion: towards a hermeneutic sociology of art Bibliography Index