http://www.amygda7a.com/2006/11/22/on-two-experiences-of-looking/ Amy on (mostly) psychology, philosophy, and social software. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.amygda7a.com/2006/11/22/on-two-experiences-of-looking/#comment-6 Amy Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:51:15 +0000 http://www.amygda7a.com/?p=13#comment-6 "Put in parentheses" is a reference to Husserl's phenomenological reduction. It is the process by which one sets aside one's "natural attitude," the habitual way of seeing, in order to allow other modes of seeing. Husserl describes it as Cartesian doubt without actually doubting-- everything is put into a doubtful mode, but rather than demolished, it is simply set aside (bracketed) as one of any number of possibilities. “Put in parentheses” is a reference to Husserl’s phenomenological reduction. It is the process by which one sets aside one’s “natural attitude,” the habitual way of seeing, in order to allow other modes of seeing. Husserl describes it as Cartesian doubt without actually doubting– everything is put into a doubtful mode, but rather than demolished, it is simply set aside (bracketed) as one of any number of possibilities.

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