The Phenomenology of Individual Agency
Science, Technology, and the Human Condition
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Beschreibung
The volume investigates the phenomenology of individual agency in the context of the challenges dictated by modern science and technology as well as the role of the individual body in the creation of the societal/cultural reality. In addition, this book explores the phenomenology of aesthetic experiences in language, arts, and the changing conceptualization of beauty. Philosophical works of Jan Patočka, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Hans-Georg Gadamer are of particular focus. Also included is a collection of essays engaged in the practical application of phenomenology in the areas of literature, arts, and art education. These contributions appeal to researchers and students in the field.
The volume investigates the phenomenology of individual agency in the context of the challenges dictated by modern science and technology as well as the role of the individual body in the creation of the societal/cultural reality. In addition, this book explores the phenomenology of aesthetic experiences in language, arts, and the changing conceptualization of beauty. Philosophical works of Jan Patočka, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Hans-Georg Gadamer are of particular focus. Also included is a collection of essays engaged in the practical application of phenomenology in the areas of literature, arts, and art education. These contributions appeal to researchers and students in the field.
Investigates the phenomenology of individual agency in the context of issues raised by modern science and technology Examines Patočka, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer in the context of cultural and social reality Engages in the practical application of phenomenology in the areas of literature, arts, and art education
Autor*in
Jadwiga S. Smith
Themen in »The Phenomenology of Individual Agency«
Jan Patočka Merleau-Ponty and agency Phenomenology and individual agency Phenomenology of aesthetics Nietzsche and overhuman consciousness Women phenomenologists Phenomenology and science Phenomenology and technology Hans-Georg Gadamer Martin Heidegger and agency