Is there any lit that looks at “being” or the act of living your life that isn’t focused on the self or on phenomenology?

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I know I’m wording this poorly but I’m not quite sure what I’m looking for. I see so much lit in my field of anthropology that discusses things as a struggle. You either have agency or you are controlled by some source of power. You’re either resisting or reproducing social norms. I’m interested in research or theories that look at people who are just trying to “be” or live their lives. Maybe they move between agency and control, or maybe being is a form agency, but I just don’t really like the dichotomies always see. Any lit recommendations?

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  2. thoughtfultruck Avatar

    I think you might be looking for r/askphilosophy.

    This sub requires references so here is a link to Heidegger’s Being and Time, however, I’m afraid the book would probably be classified as phenomenology.