Organized on behalf of the Network for Phenomenological Research, Summa talks on Husserl’s Phenomenology of Joy (Online 8 Nov 2024).
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MONTHLY PHENOMENOLOGY
An online forum of discussion on recent work in phenomenology
Description: This series of talks gathers together scholars interested in phenomenology and its relation to contemporary issues in philosophy, especially in the philosophy of mind. It establishes a forum of discussion where people can meet on a regular basis and present their work-in-progress or recent publications. The topics addressed will stretch from the history of early phenomenology to the systematic application of phenomenological insights in recent debates in analytic philosophy.
Schedule: The talks will take place once a month on a Friday from October to May. Time: 10:15am ET, 3:15pm GMT/GMT+1, 4:15pm CET. Talks last 90 minutes, including a 45 minutes Q&A.
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Programme:
Next talk
Michela Summa (University of Würzburg)
“An Affect That Shudders Me”: An Approach to Husserl’s Phenomenology of Joy
Friday, 8 November 2024
10:15am ET, 3:15pm GMT, 4:15pm CET
Abstract: In the texts collected in the second volume of the Studien zur Struktur des Bewusstseins, Husserl extensively discusses experiences of joy (Freude). In this paper, I show how Husserl’s descriptions of experiences of joy are not only significant for the general theory of intentionality of affective and emotional non-objectifying acts, but also provide valuable insights into the specific phenomenon of joy itself. Specifically, I address the distinction between joy, sensory pleasure, and liking and thereby highlight the intentional structure of joy as a responsive affect. In addition, I raise the normative question about the appropriateness of affective and emotional responses. And finally, I explore how the phenomenology of joy and motivation may be connected to the specific experience of depth and discuss the role of joy for a phenomenological investigation of the personal self.
Upcoming talks
Giulia Martina (TU Dortmund)
Joint Attention to Flavour
6 December 2024
Ruth Rebecca Tietjen (Tilburg University)
The Politics of Loneliness
17 January 2025
Adriana Alcaraz-Sánchez (University of Edinburgh)
TBA
28 February 2025
Joan González Guardiola (University of the Balearic Islands)
A Contribution to Phenomenology of Spatial Orientation: A Phenomenological Description of Laterality Phenomena
28 March 2025
Julio De Rizzo (University of Vienna)
Husserl on Perception (1894–1907)
25 April 2025
Maja Spener (University of Birmingham)
Introspective Methods in Early Experimental Psychology
9 May 2025
Convenors:
Guillaume Fréchette (University of Geneva)
Marta Jorba (Pompeu Fabra University)
Alessandro Salice (University College Cork)
Hamid Taieb (Humboldt University Berlin)
Íngrid Vendrell-Ferran (Philipps University Marburg)
Organized on behalf of the Network for Phenomenological Research