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Sociology and common sense both assume that there is an objective world that exists independently of the knower and that is accessible to competent perceivers. This assumption forms the basis of 'mundane reason'. As self-evident as this may appear, in this book the author shows that it is in fact historically emergent, culturally contingent and situationally constructed.

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Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The problem of mundaneity; 2. Mundane idealizations; 3. The self-preservation of mundane reason; 4. Mundane puzzles and the politics of experience; 5. Mundane autobiography; 6. Mundane reflection; 7. The social construction of mundane reason; Notes; Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521153126, 978-0521153126
      ISBN10: 0521153123
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sociology and common sense both assume that there is an objective world that exists independently of the knower and that is accessible to competent perceivers. This assumption forms the basis of 'mundane reason'. As self-evident as this may appear, in this book the author shows that it is in fact historically emergent, culturally contingent and situationally constructed.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The problem of mundaneity; 2. Mundane idealizations; 3. The self-preservation of mundane reason; 4. Mundane puzzles and the politics of experience; 5. Mundane autobiography; 6. Mundane reflection; 7. The social construction of mundane reason; Notes; Index.

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