by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | Scholars
Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist, developed first systematic account of the mind/body relationship. Descartes was born in Touraine, in the small town of La Haye and educated from the age of eight at the Jesuit college of...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Describing Experiences
Describing Experiences Personal experience is often a good starting point for phenomenological inquiry. To be aware of the structure of one’s own experience of a phenomenon may provide the researcher with clues for orienting to the phenomenon and thus to all the other...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Textorium
The Workout: The Phenomenology of Training Devine, Heather “I train three times a week.” “I work out regularly.” “I’m taking fitness classes.” “I get a lot of exercise.” “I practise for an hour a day.”‘ “Training. Practice. Exercise. Fitness. Working out.” What do...
by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Scholars
John Dewey (1859-1952), born in Burlington, VT, was a well-known American philosopher of pragmaticism, educator and psychologist. Dewey was Professor at Minnesota (1888-89), Michigan (1889-94), Chicago (1894-1904) and Columbia (from 1904). With C. S. Peirce and...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | Scholars
Dilthey, Wilhelm(1833-1911) is a German philosopher of history and culture, whose theories have especially influenced theology and sociology. Born in Biebrich on the Rhine, he studied at Heidelberg and Berlin. As professor of philosophy at the universities of Basle,...
