I am fresh back from attending two diametrically different conferences. The first being the Nonduality and Science conference held in Marin County, CA. The second being the annual SPEP (Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)/SPHS (Society for Phenomenology and Human Science) conference (generally known as continental philosophy) held this last week (21st-25th) in D.C./Arlington and [...]
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Two conferences, two coasts, two weeks
Posted in Husserl, Schutz, academic, conference, dissertation, graduate, intersubjectivity, phenomenology, scholarship on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences (SPHS) Conference, October 29-31, Arlington, VA, 2009
Posted in Husserl, Schutz, academic, dissertation, intersubjectivity, phenomenology, research, scholarship, student on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the interest of getting close to the major players involved in the esoteric but, I find, fascinating world of Alfred Schutz, Husserl, and phenomenology in general, I have been accepted to present my dissertation research at the upcoming Society for Phenomenological and Existential Philosophy (SPEP) conference this October. SPEP is hosting the simultaneous conference [...]
Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, Hong Kong, Summer 2009
Posted in Husserl, academic, dissertation, intersubjectivity, phenomenology, research, scholarship, student, transpersonal, tagged Hong Kong on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Alrighty then . . . So, Hong Kong. Hong Kong is very far away. My advisor/chair has highly recommended that I go to either the next APA convention in Toronto or the Science of Consciousness Conference (usually in Tucson) but in Hong Kong this year. Toronto is out of the picture because I’ve already made [...]
Update on my Dissertation Topic
Posted in Husserl, Levinas, Merleau-Ponty, collective consciousness, direct perception, dissertation, intersubjectivity, phenomenology, transpersonal, tagged collective consciousness, direct perception, dissertation, Husserl, intersubjectivity, Levinas, Merleau-Ponty, phenomenology, update on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Okay, so, basically I am doing extremely well and am a bit ahead of the game, which feels very good. I have successfully passed my “mini-proposal” (where I write a draft version of the first three chapters of my dissertation: a major hoop to jump through at ITP) and can now begin forming my committee.
However, [...]
My topic so far
Posted in Husserl, Levinas, Merleau-Ponty, collective consciousness, direct perception, dissertation, intersubjectivity, phenomenology, transpersonal, tagged dissertation, phenomenology, philosophy, psychology, topic on August 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So, I’ve made a great deal of progress on my topic so far. I’ve spent the last nine months actively and intensely trying to refine what the hell it is that I’m REALLY interested in. I have been told just how difficult refining one’s topic is but I had no idea it would take this [...]
