Practical Implications Of Schutz's Life-world Theory

Schutz combined sociology with phenomenology and founded the discipline of social phenomenology.Life-world theory is the core issue and the most influential part of his theoretical research.Husserl's concept of "life-world" constitutes the main origin of Schutz's life-world theory.In his theoretical revelation,Schutz pointed out the predicament that Husserl's theory of life world cannot overcome.He gave up the a priori part of Husserl's phenomenology and mainly discussed the meaning structure of the daily life world under natural attitude.Weber's comprehension of sociology became the basis and main starting point for Schutz's construction of his sociological philosophy,but because Weber focused on the discussion of specific social issues,his sociological research theory lacked attention to the underlying philosophical perspectives.Therefore,he is not very clear about such key concepts as "meaning" and "action" that form the basis of his sociological theory,and it is Schutz's key work.Schultz critiqued the ideas of Husserl and Weber,and created his own theory of phenomenology of life world.After revealing the origin of Schutz's life-world theory,this article examines his basic understanding of the life-world.He believes that the life-world is the realm of human daily life.In daily life,common sense and typification are two basic ways in which human beings deal with the world of life.This world has a fundamental position in multiple realities.Schutz also believes that the life-world is a cultural world.This can be explained from two aspects.First,the life-world interacts with culture.Second,knowledge plays an important role in the life-world.According to Schutz,the life world is different from the scientific world,the myth world,the art world,and the fantasy world and so on.The main reason is that it has three basic characteristics of being given,mutual subjectivity,and uncertainty.The third chapter further investigates how Schutz analyzed the structure of the life-world from the three dimensions of time,space and society.His analysis of the inner structure of the life-world from the perspective of sociology provides an explanation for how we understand others.On the basis of the interpretation of Schutz's life-world theory,the author reveals the practical connotation of his life-world in the fourth chapter.Schutz expresses human perceptual activity through this special practical activity of action.Therefore,hisunderstanding of the life-world is similar to Marx's understanding of the sensual world to a certain extent;similar to Marxist philosophy,Schutz puts the life-world.It is closely integrated with history and places the developmental dynamics of the life-world in history.As the practice of testing truth,it is the unification of certainty and uncertainty.The reason why the life-world is the unity of certainty and uncertainty is that the unity of certainty and uncertainty of social practice itself is consistent.In the end,the article compares and Schutz's life-world theory with Marxist practical philosophy.Under the influence of Husserl,Schutz further analyzed and studied the life world as an important factor in sociology.His understanding of practice is nothing more than a by-product of his discussion of the theory of life-world.If Schutz's life-world theory is a tree,then the root of this tree is his practice view.The author analyzes Schutz's thoughts from Marxist scientific worldview,and points out the difference between them.This dissertation intends to reveal the practical implications of this theory on the basis of a systematic and in-depth understanding of the Schutz's life-world theory,so as to further deepen the understanding of Schutz's life-world theory.Schutz's analysis of the life-world also contributes to our understanding of the Marxist concept of practice.