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Since the 1980s it was commonly held that the practical action or working (Wirken) plays a central role in the life-world theory of Alfred Schutz. I recognize the significance of this interpretation, yet I question whether practical action alone is sufficient to explain the variety of life-world experiences. The long neglected notions like transcendence and appresentation in Schutz are explored in this paper to treat this question.
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Yu, CC. (2005). Schutz on Transcendence and the Variety of Life-World Experience. In: Endress, M., Psathas, G., Nasu, H. (eds) Explorations of the Life-World. Contributions to Phenomenology, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3220-X_11
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