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What is verstehen?

What is verstehen? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sociology) A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor's point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of observation.
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The social sciences are only based on a method called Verstehen.
The effect that this shared commitment to Verstehen had on the sorts of social theory they applied is profound.
It would take a good deal of historical research and, more than that, a real effort of Verstehen to gain any insight into the motives of the young men.
The case depends on the verb, e.g. accusative after the verbs sehen, verstehen, suchen.

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