Heidegger’s Notion of Befindlichkeit and the Meaning of “Situated” in Social Inquiries

Heidegger’s Notion of Befindlichkeit and the Meaning of “Situated” in Social Inquiries

Kenneth Liberman
ISBN13: 9781466603035|ISBN10: 1466603038|EISBN13: 9781466603042
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0303-5.ch003
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Liberman, Kenneth. "Heidegger’s Notion of Befindlichkeit and the Meaning of “Situated” in Social Inquiries." Phenomenology, Organizational Politics, and IT Design: The Social Study of Information Systems, edited by Gianluigi Viscusi, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 47-55. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0303-5.ch003

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Liberman, K. (2012). Heidegger’s Notion of Befindlichkeit and the Meaning of “Situated” in Social Inquiries. In G. Viscusi, G. Campagnolo, & Y. Curzi (Eds.), Phenomenology, Organizational Politics, and IT Design: The Social Study of Information Systems (pp. 47-55). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0303-5.ch003

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Liberman, Kenneth. "Heidegger’s Notion of Befindlichkeit and the Meaning of “Situated” in Social Inquiries." In Phenomenology, Organizational Politics, and IT Design: The Social Study of Information Systems, edited by Gianluigi Viscusi, Gian Marco Campagnolo, and Ylenia Curzi, 47-55. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0303-5.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter is based on a talk presented to the Alpis Information Systems 2009 Annual Conference Carisolo, Italy. It examines the role of phenomenology, most importantly Heidegger’s notion of Befindlichkeit, in social situations. In discussing the meaning of “situated,” the chapter covers the importance of in situ studies, the problems with over-conceptualizing and the limits of Conoscenza Teoretica, Befindlichkeit, itself, and the limits of formal analysis.

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