1. Introduction. The Beginning of a Sojourn. The Intellectual Context. Dominant Themes. An Overarching Theme. Human Understanding. Statement of the Problem. Phenomenological Methodology. Researching the Lifeworld. Evidence Collection and Analysis. Interpretive Writing: A Problem With a View -- 2. A Material Domain. Specific Dimensional Concepts. Univocality: Narration and Description -- 3. A Social Domain. Fairness. Honesty. Trust. Responsibility. The Use of "Right": A Special Case in Realist Discourse. Discussion -- 4. Antinomies. Combining Realist and Hermeneutic Views. "Rights" as Relative Entities -- 5. Synthetic Discourse. Realist Parables and Formational Rationality. Transformational Rationality and Epiphanous Experiences -- 6. Justification. Justifying. Exemplars of Justificatory Discourse -- 7. Integration. Summary of Interpretive Effort. Consistency and Coherence. Human Understanding. Integrity and the Integration of Understanding -- 8. Conclusion
Objectivity and Cosmographical Necessity. The Critical and Ethnographic Studies. Future Research. Wider Implications and a Personal Transformation -- Appendix A: Initial Contact Letter -- Appendix B: Aide Memoir -- Appendix C: Synthetic Discourse Examples
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