Methodological reflections about the understanding of social action. Contributions, discussions and tensions between some perspectives comprehensivist, phenomenological and hermeneutic.

Abstract

Understand social action? What is understanding? What is to explain, etc.?. Are some of the questions that guide this text. In it, we rehearse some reflections on these questions based on incorporating the contributions of Max Weber, Hans-Alfred George Shultz and Gadamer.
First, we address the concept of social action and how Weber understood the understanding within the social sciences. Secondly, criticism and clarification introducimoss Shultz made about the work of Weber. Third, we present the conception of understanding that Gadamer proposes a comparison between their contributions and those of Weber.
Finally, we make some methodological reflections about our initial questions, reflections, looking to make a contribution to investigate those seeking to understand the meaning of social actions.