Description
Book SynopsisClassic Writings for a Phenomenology of Practice features examples of newly translated classic phenomenological texts that have been largely forgotten or misunderstood. The writings are unique in that they speak to the practice of doing phenomenological research for the purpose of gaining insights and better understandings regarding aspects of professional practice and ordinary life phenomena and events.
Phenomenology does not have to be impenetrable philosophy, dealing with tedious technical issues. Instead, phenomenology may offer relevance, value, and enduring allure to readers and researchers who are engaged with the quotidian life experiences and events of students, patients, clients, friends, and other individuals. This phenomenological approach aims to stay as close as possible to the ordinary events of everyday life: seeing the first smile of a child, feeling compulsive, being humorous, having a conversation, experiencing childhood secrecy, encountering n
Table of Contents
1.DOING PHENOMENOLOGY 2. Jan H. van den Berg 3. THE CONVERSATION, [Het Gesprek] 4. Descant on "The Conversation" 5. Frederik J.J. Buytendijk 6. THE FIRST SMILE OF THE CHILD, [De Eerste Glimlach van het Kind] 7. Descant on "The First Smile of the Child" 8. THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPULSIVENESS, [De Doorleefde Dwang] 9. Descant on "The Experience of Compulsiveness" 10. Martinus J. Langeveld 11. THE ‘SECRET PLACE’ IN THE LIFE OF THE CHILD, [De ‘Geheime Plaats’ in het Leven van het Kind] 12. Descant on "The ‘Secret Place’ in the Life of the Child" 13. The Thing in the World of the Child, [Das Ding in der Welt des Kindes] 14. Descant on "The Thing in the World of the Child" 15. Johannes Linschoten 16. ON HUMOUR [Over de Humor] 17. Descant on "On Humour"
