Some notes on disgust
How can we talk about disgust in a way that matches the force of it as an experience?
Phenomenology
Is the writing the philosophy, or the object of a philosophical process?
Writing in phenomenology is Ausdruck, not a result.
Is philosophy a result or a process? A done thing or a doing?
Messy, difficult and inconsistent. That is good philosophy.
What can a phenomenologist see when they look at the world?
Want something for free? The world, the oyster, are given to you. Giveness is a quality of the world bestowed to anyone who cares to perceive.
Is pain a pleasure through ‘some strange alchemy’?
To write a defence of masochism is a brave and difficult task. Weak claims about pain and pleasure undermine the effort.
Opening into the dog; how phenomenology gives us fresh eyes
Phenomenology can seem like a lot of long words and concepts but it’s really a process for seeing the world as it is.
How does phenomenology generate knowledge?
Too often, phenomenology is made into a step-by-step process that claims a knowledge outcome. Knowledge, however, in a phenomenological study, is an altogether different beast.
What can you do with a Stupid Detector?
A lot of what is ‘peer-reviewed’ and published as phenomenology is, my stupid detector reports, stupid. But why?
How writing rescues us from being dull and blind
To write a description is to wield a special magic. Description moves us from being blind, dull and predictable into being visionary, original and of truth.
