The Concept of «Life-World» in Historical and Sociological Retrospect (Theoretical and Methodological Approaches of the Second Half of the XX century)

Abstract

In the article sociological interpretations of the concept «life-world» in historic-sociological retrospect (theoretical and methodological approaches of the second half of the XX century) are analyzed. It is noted that any concept arises as the response to problems of the theory and life and has the history which can be explicated. The author in details considers dramaturgic approach to the everyday life-world of the American sociologist Erving Goffman, the socio-psychological version of a concept of the life-world of the Ukrainian researcher Elena Zlobina, socio-philosophical explication of the relation between life-world and system German sociologist‑neomarxist Jürgen Habermas, the concept of «worlds and regimes» of French researchers Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thevenot. Thus, in  the article it is realized not only personalistic, but also national approach to studying of historic-sociological material. It is noted that the considered concepts have the general essential moments: first, it is a problem of structure of the life-world and, secondly, a problem of Other.