Understanding Existential- Phenomenology

100 Pages·2013·10.99 MB·English

by  Jeff Murray

Understanding Existential-
Phenomenology
Jeff B. Murray
Department Chair and Professor
Department of Marketing
University of Arkansas
Motivation
}  Papers using unstructured long interviews
but were not emphasizing narrative.
}  Focusing too much on context.
Agenda
}  Historical context
}  What is existentialism?
}  Key themes?
}  Organizing a research project
}  Advantages?

Concepts
} Sensitizing
} Definitive
Sensitizing concepts
}  Existentialism: how do people solve the
problems of existence?
}  Phenomenology: the essence or structure
of existence—are there patterns in how
people solve the problems of existence?
The continental tradition in philosophy has
always been interested in the question:

How might one live?
Historical Context
The key themes of existentialism can be
traced back to Socrates and Plato. However,
existentialism and phenomenology are
usually associated with the following
philosophers:
Søren
 Kierkegaard

(1813-­‐1855),

Danish,
 father
 of

existen<alism
Friedrich
 Nietzsche

(1844-­‐1900),

Prussian,
 passion