Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Cézanne's Vision: Confront the Sciences With the Nature From Which They Came

by Hans H. Diebner

Studia UBB. Philosophia LVII, 33-57 (1/2012)

Entering the circle: Hermeneutic investigation in psychology.

by Martin Packer

Exploring phenomenology for researching lived experience in Technology Enhanced Learning

by Hans Oberg

Co-authored with Alex Bell, School of Business, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

This paper explores the roots and presents some forms of phenomenology starting with the origin of Husserl’s... more This paper explores the roots and presents some forms of phenomenology starting with the origin of Husserl’s phenomenology and his notion of going back to things as they are in order to seek their essences. The paper then looks at the different perspectives, starting with the empirical phenomenology: its disciplinary linkage to psychology, its focus on the phenomenon itself, and the analysis of the structural in order to discern how structures speak. Existential phenomenology, on the other hand, sees human experiences of the world as being worth studying, where we are not only epistemological spectators in the world but are also ontologically embedded in it. Finally, Hermeneutic phenomenology acknowledges that humans have prejudices and their preconceptions from their experiences are nearly impossible to ignore. Understanding is achieved through dialogue. The hermeneutic circle refers to the interplays between our self-understanding and our understanding of the world, and entails an existential task with which each of us is confronted. The paper then focuses on the authors’ experiences during our PhD research. The paper highlights some differences in research approaches, aligned to different subtle perspectives, which offers the researcher flexibility. The aim for this paper has been to engage the networked learning community in discussing the suitability of choosing phenomenology as a research methodology. A snapshot in the exploration of the researchers decisions to use phenomenology for Technology Enhanced/Networked Learning research is presented and their reflections on their progress to discern the differences between the choices we made in developing our respective research designs. Some of the reasons behind our decisions, with the purpose of entering into dialogue with the Technology Enhanced/Networked Learning community, are presented.

Il n’y a pas de rapport sexuel: The Irresolvability of the Gadamer-Habermas Debate

by William J. Urban

class paper written Good Friday, April 6, 2012

Communication or Confrontation-Heidegger and Philosophical Method

by Vincent Blok

Empedocles, Volume I (2009), pp. 43-57.

In this essay, we consider the philosophical method of reading and writing, of communication. Normally, we interpret... more In this essay, we consider the philosophical method of reading and writing, of communication. Normally, we interpret the works of the great philosophers and explain them in papers and presentations. The thinking of Martin Heidegger has given us an indication of an entirely different method of philosophical thinking. In the 1930s, he gave a series of lectures on Nietzsche. In them, he calls his own way of reading and writing a confrontation (Auseinandersetzung) with Nietzsche. We consider the specific character of confrontation, and in what ways it is different from communication. First, we develop an answer
to the question of how Heidegger reads Nietzsche. Does he give a charitable or a violent interpretation of Nietzsche and, if neither, how can his confrontation with Nietzsche be characterized? With this, we obtain an indication of the way we have to read Heidegger, indeed, of philosophical reading and writing
as such.

Der ‘Religiöse’ Charakter von Heideggers philosohischer Methode: Relegere, Re-eligere, Relinquere

by Vincent Blok

Studia Phaenomenologica, Vol. XI (2011), pp. 285-307

The question addressed in this article is to what extent a destructed concept of religion can be said to characterize... more The question addressed in this article is to what extent a destructed concept of religion can be said to characterize the philosophical method of Martin Heidegger. In order to approach this question, we first characterize his method as “Vollzug der Fraglichkeit”: philosophy in its deepest sense does not mean to give answers to questions but to ask questions. According to Heidegger, the execution of questioning consists in the “transforming repetition” of the leading question (Leitfrage) of philosophy in order to ask the basic question of philosophy (Grundfrage). In the second part of the article, we reflect on the “religious” character of Heidegger’s method of questioning. The reflection makes use of different etymological derivations of the word ‘Religion’: relegere (to observe carefully), re-eligere (to choose again), religare (to bind back), relinquere (to leave behind). In the third part of the article, we discuss what Heidegger’s “religious” method of philosophy means for present questions concerning religion. To that end, we finish with a confrontation between Heidegger and Derrida with respect to the ‘religious’ method of philosophy.
Keywords: Religion, Philosophical method, Questioning, Heidegger, Derrida

Идея сакрального в индоевропейской перспективе

by Boroday Sergey

"Idea of sacred in indo-european perspective" [in Russian] "Idea of sacred in indo-european perspective" [in Russian]

Jan Patočka and the Three Movements of Existence_Perth Workshop_1. December 2011

by Suzi Adams

Invited Workshop Paper from 'Responsibility, Judgement and the LIfeworld', Murdoch University (Perth), November 2011

Declerck, G. (2011). L’insoutenable pesanteur de l’être. Pesanteur physique et pesanteur ontologique dans la pensée de Heidegger

by Gunnar Declerck

Complete reference:
Declerck, G. (2011). L’insoutenable pesanteur de l’être. Pesanteur physique et pesanteur ontologique dans la pensée de Heidegger. Revue philosophique de Louvain, vol. 109, n°3, pp.489-525, DOI 10.2143/RPL.109.3.2131168.

Résumé
La finalité de ce texte est de questionner l’usage que fait Heidegger, du début à la fin de son œuvre, du... more Résumé
La finalité de ce texte est de questionner l’usage que fait Heidegger, du début à la fin de son œuvre, du champ lexical de la pesanteur pour exprimer le rapport du Dasein à l’être, rapport pensé sous la figure de la prise en charge. Après avoir rappelé le contexte et les passages où Heidegger mobilise ce champ lexical, et en avoir proposé une interprétation dans l’orbe de la conceptualité de l’analytique existentiale, nous tenterons de mettre à jour les raisons qui ont pu le pousser, en quelque sorte à son insu, à placer le rapport du Dasein à l’être sous le signe du phénomène de pesanteur. Nous chercherons à ce titre à montrer, depuis une description phénoménologique de l’expérience de la pesanteur physique (poids du corps propre aussi bien que poids des objets) que cette convocation du phénomène de poids pour dire l’épreuve ontologique constitutive du Dasein, loin d’être anodine, est motivée par la structure même de ce phénomène – phénomène où le Dasein est conduit à expérimenter de manière privilégiée le « qu’il est et a à être » où se réalise originairement sa compréhension de l’être.

Abstract
The aim of this text is to question the use made by Heidegger, from the start to the end of his work, of the lexical field of weight to express the relationship of Dasein to being, a relationship thought under the modality of taking on a load. Having recalled the context and the passages in which Heidegger mobilises this lexical field, and having proposed an interpretation in the sphere of the conceptuality of the existential analytic, we shall attempt to bring to light the reasons that may have led him, somehow unwittingly, to place the relationship of Dasein to being under the heading of the phenomenon of weight. We shall seek in this regard to show from a phenomenological description of the experience of physical weight (weight of the body proper as well as the weight of objects) that this convocation of the phenomenon of weight to express the ontological experience constitutive of Dasein, far from being anodyne, is motivated by the very structure of this phenomenon – a phenomenon in which Dasein is led to experience in a privileged way the “that he is and has to be” in which his understanding of being is originally realised. (translated by J. Dudley)

Andriotis, K. (2009). Sacred Site Experience – A Phenomenological Study. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(1): 64-84.

by Konstantinos Andriotis

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016073830800114X

This paper attempts to broaden the subject of sacred site experience by presenting the findings of a study on the... more This paper attempts to broaden the subject of sacred site experience by presenting the findings of a study on the experiences of an exclusive male sacred shrine in Greece, Mount Athos, also known as the Holy Mountain. The study involved a phenomenological approach undertaken through initiating conversations with visitors, participant observation and reviewing narratives on visitor books kept in monasteries. From the analysis five core elements of authentic experience emerged, namely spiritual; cultural; environmental; secular; and educational. These elements were discussed in relation to the methodology adopted and the findings of past research.

Keywords: religious, Christian pilgrimage, sacred shrine, experience, authenticity, phenomenology.

Engaged epistemology: the limits of understanding in philosophy and psychiatry

by Andrzej Kapusta

Conference Proceedings,  [in:] Bartošová, E. (et al.), Psychologický ústav Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity, Brno 2011, s. 120-123

The concept of engaged epistemology reveals some limitations of contemporary cognitive theories of delusion. By... more The concept of engaged epistemology reveals some limitations of contemporary cognitive theories of delusion. By exposing the role of implicit dispositions and abilities in formation of mental disorders I explicate the thesis that emergence of delusions is accompanied by a very radical change in the structure of our experience. Such radical alteration of the Background -  nonrepresentational, non–rule-governed, dispositional structure of everyday understanding that strengthens our perception and reasoning - is crucial for the development of mental disorder. The concept of engaged epistemology was introduced to the philosophy of psychiatry by Richard GT Gipps and Bill Fulford (2004). The project appears to be consistent with the analysis of such notable philosophers as Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and contemporary researches: Hubert Dreyfus and Charles Taylor. Moreover, the elements of this theoretical approach are similar to the concept of embodied mind, developed in current cognitive sciences.
Keywords:
epistemology, philosophy of psychiatry, understanding, delusions, hermeneu

Turning Memory into Prophecy: Roberto Unger and Paul Ricoeur on the Human Condition Between Past and Future

by Ronald A. Kuipers

Published in 'The Heythrop Journal', 52/2 (2011): 1-10.

Heidegger's Hermeneutic Method in Tertiary Education.

by Robert Shaw

Robert Keith Shaw (2011). Heidegger's Hermeneutic Method in Tertiary Education. In Fowler Pip, Strongman Luke & Kobeleva Polly (eds.), Writing the Future. Wellington: Tertiary Writing Network.

Heidegger’s hermeneutic method and his account of pedagogy are useful in teaching students how to think and write.... more Heidegger’s hermeneutic method and his account of pedagogy are useful in teaching students how to think and write. This paper interprets the method of thinking which Martin Heidegger taught to his students and indicates strategies that have been used to introduce that method to New Zealand students in an online course. The method appears to philosophers as a technique of conceptual analysis, although Heidegger may not have agreed with that characterisation or its use in this way. To tertiary teachers it is one framework that they may use to teach a strategy and techniques under the rubric of critical thinking. The use of the method of procedure proposed is well within the capabilities of teachers in practical subjects such as business, management, medicine and law. Students in the author’s business analysis course say that a hermeneutic strategy forces them to struggle, but ultimately they report satisfaction at their increased abilities and believe that they have gained something efficacious.

The Violence in Learning.

by Robert Shaw

Robert Keith Shaw (2010). The Violence in Learning. Analysis and Metaphysics 9:76-100.

This paper argues that learning is inherently violent. It examines the way in which Heidegger uses – and refrains from... more This paper argues that learning is inherently violent. It examines the way in which Heidegger uses – and refrains from using – the concept in his account of Dasein. Heidegger explicitly discussed “learning” in 1951 and he used of the word in several contexts. Although he confines his use of “learning” to the ontic side of the ontic-ontological divide, there are aspects of what he says that open the door to an ontological analogue of the ontic learning. In this discussion it emerges that what precludes “learning” behaving as does “willing”, “waiting” and “thanking”, is something that derives from the relatedness of Dasein. The paper finally examines violence within the disclosure of truth. The approach to the investigation is experimental and is to some extent modeled on Heidegger‟s own later enquires.

"I guess it was pretty embarrassing when I couldn't do a pull-up:" How six young men experience and understand their masculinities

by James Burns

Published dissertation, 2011

"Thinking With One's Feet: Lacanian Theories of Textual Engagement"

by William J. Urban

class paper written December 17, 2010

"Re-reading Hegel: Meaning and Subjectivity in the Phenomenology of Spirit"

by William J. Urban

class paper written December 1, 2011

Reduction or Revelation? Fichte and the Question of Phenomenology.

by f. scott scribner

Published in : Fichte and the Phenomenological Tradition, Eds., Violetta L. Waibel, Daniel Breazeale, Tom Rockmore. Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, Gmbh & Co., 2010, 41-56.

This paper argues that Fichte's own transformation of transcendental philosophy by means of an experimental... more This paper argues that Fichte's own transformation of transcendental philosophy by means of an experimental phenomenological approach can be
understood as one that anticipates the central impasse between phenomenology's aspirations for objectivity and its more relevatory accounts.

Phenomenological Inquiry in Tribal Conflict Engagement

by Patrick James Christian

Nova Southeastern University Graduate School of Humanities & Social Science, Department of Conflict Analysis & Resolution
- Phenomenological Inquiry methods supporting Participatory Action Research, Tribal Engagement, Village Stability Operations, Female Engagement, and Foreign Internal Defense

International efforts to engage and mitigate violent intrastate conflicts have seen spectacular failures recently... more International efforts to engage and mitigate violent intrastate conflicts have seen spectacular failures recently including the United Nations Missions in Somalia, Darfur, South Sudan, the Congo, Rwanda, Bosnia, and southwest Asia. This paper asserts a requirement for phenomenological inquiry as a fundamental part of the praxis of engagement and mediation of violent conflict within and between emerging cultures and tribes. Such inclusion of qualitative research is essential to adequately discover the range of issues affecting the conflict parties and how the various phenomenological conditions affect their sociological and political behavior.

Running in Hermeneutic Circles: A Visual Phenomenological Methodology

by Dave Wood

Presented at:
Second Interaction Symposium on Culture, Creativity, and Interaction Design, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK, The BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 4-5th July 2011

Can the themes of an experience be visualised using a new Visual Phenomenological Methodology to aid interaction... more Can the themes of an experience be visualised using a new Visual Phenomenological Methodology to aid interaction designers to design better interactions? Can the creation of such a design methodology cultivate an alignment between HCI with Visual Communication as influences over interaction design research into the aesthetics of interaction? This symposium paper will discuss how a framework for such a methodology can be structured, and explore how the first of its four stages can be rigorously synthesised from phenomenological research methods using Visual Communication techniques.