Friday, May 4, 2012

Be a Phenomenologist If You Can

Be a Phenomenologist!
 
I urge my students.
See if you can see and say
how-it-is and not just how
we talk about it.
 
It, I said. Whatever.
 
It-is-what-it-is we say,
 
How we talk about it—that’s
something else. Far out.
 
Be a phenomenologist if you can.
Tell the difference.

2 comments:

  1. "One thing we may and must strive for: that at each step we faithfully describe from our point of view and after the most serious study, actually see." (Husserl)

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  2. And then also factor-in the point of the view too.

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