Philosophy of Consciousness

Listening, Culture, and Structures of Consciousness: Ways of Studying Listening.

by Michael Purdy

Originally published in the Internat. Jo. of Listening, 2000.

Listening research has focused on methods borrowed from psychology and the study of communication. This article... more Listening research has focused on methods borrowed from psychology and the study of communication. This article describes a broader approach to the study of listening that encompasses quantitative and qualitative methodology and goes further to explore the larger field of human experience. Structures of consciousness are described that present very expansive ways to understand listening in cultural context.