| Uniform title | Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband. English (Abridged) |
| Portion of title |
Foundation of a theory of social association |
| Abstract |
"Tomoo Otaka (1899-1956) studied philosophy at the University of Kyoto in the mid-1920s. The Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband [Foundation of a theory of social association] was the product of a three-year European visit (1929-1932) in which he studied in Vienna with Kelsen and in Freiburg with Husserl. Otaka deployed Husserl's theory of knowledge to criticise the work of various contemporary German sociologists, arguing that there was a need to reframe social scientific research. He also criticised Kelsen's pure law theory, presenting a different view of the nature and function of law within and between nation states. He promoted an ontological science of society, but his book offered a philosophy of social science without applying that science to itself. In his Introduction to his translation, Derek Robbins (author of The Bourdieu paradigm, 2019) suggests that assessing Otaka's text and its context contributes to an understanding of the development of Bourdieu's conceptual apparatus. In turn, the application of Bourdieu's thinking to Otaka's theory generates the reflexivity which it requires but did not offer. The volume comprises three Parts: an Introduction, the translated text, and a collection of commentaries from four international scholars who offer invaluable insights into Otaka's work from different perspectives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Editor's Introduction -- Translator's notes -- The translated text (abridged) of Tomoo Otaka: Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband -- The presence and significance of Japanese scholars in Interwar Europe / Francesco Campagnola -- Tomoo Otaka and German Sociology / Wolfgang Schwentker -- The Crisis of Classical Modernity in Japan and Otaka's Grundlegung / Takemitsu Morikawa -- Tomoo Otaka and Alfred Schutz: Phenomenologically Oriented Social Theories / Ken Takakusa. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | In English, translated from the original German. Additional material in English. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Odaka, Tomoo, 1899-1956. Tomoo Otaka Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2023] 9781789977639 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Translations. |
| LCCN | 2022057442 |
| ISBN | 9781789977493 |
| ISBN | 1789977495 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
