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Epoché: The Suspended Attitude
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on May 18, 2016 (go to class or lectures)
Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
conversation, semi-sensory, parentheses, else, circumspect, notice, weird, background, inquisitiveness, attitude, suspension, physically, alternative, otherwise, wrong, obvious, ordinary, more, epoché, posit, opposite, jokes, complex, double
we make assumptions all the time to make our way through a world
usually these assumptions are operating in the
they shape things if we think about them or not
sometimes our assumptions are
what we expect to experience and what we do experience can diverge
phenomenology lurks in illusions, , riddles, and many other forms of art and inquiry
the phenomenological attitude is one of and imagination
it begins with the suspicion that things might not be as they seem
maybe the first, most impression is not the only possibility
that playful outlook makes us reach for the
in doing phenomenology, we deliberately provoke the -take
we undermine every assumption and thereby illuminate the dimensions of consciousness that normally unfold beneath
this is the rich meaning of observation, of seeing more
the active creation of variations in consciousness
in these ways we learn to increasingly see
the phenomenologist has two toolboxes
1. what ?
question the first interpretation of what you hear, see, or think
spin out every conceivable
the tool of observation
tools to get behind observation, considering the (parts of e.g. 3D objects that you don't actually see) and the super-sensory (abstract terms that don't refer directly to objects, e.g. love)
2. what if?
here we are invited to change our situation
either altering it
or envisioning an alternative scenario
the tool of experimental variation
change the situation in reality or in imagination and watch what happens
this reveals contrasts among states of consciousness
if nothing else, with these toolboxes, you will never be at a loss for
before we began to practice phenomenology, we engaged the world with a natural
it just is what it is
after doing some phenomenology, we still believe in reality
but perhaps our attitude toward the world shifts
from the ordinary, natural, unreflective take on the world
we become
we acknowledge that it might be
that the way we see the world is contingent
we don't need to take it for granted
the world, in short, is suspended in
we believe in its reality but we recognize that we constitute that reality
our own perceptual activity, the doing of seeing, objects around us
and we become aware that this is something we do rather than something that is just sitting there
phenomenologies have a term for this questioning attitude:
a Greek word meaning
we're used to the suspension of disbelieve, pretending that fictional characters are real
epoché is the
the suspension of belief
we regard the real as if it were fiction
the world is still there right in front of us, but it is a world that consciousness makes, not the world of physics
Ideas and Concepts:
Reads like a creed, via tonight's phenomenology class: "Phenomenology lurks in illusions, jokes, riddles, and many other forms of art and inquiry. The phenomenological attitude is one of inquisitiveness and imagination. It begins with the suspicion that things might not be as they seem, that maybe the first, most obvious impression is not the only possibility, and this playful outlook makes us reach for the weird. In doing phenomenology, we deliberately provoke the double-take. We undermine every assumption and thereby illuminate the dimensions of consciousness that normally unfold beneath notice. This is the rich meaning of observation, of seeing more."
The two toolboxes of phenomenology, via tonight's phenomenology class:
"As phenomenologists, we have two toolboxes at our disposal.
The first toolbox is labeled "What else?" In it we find the tool of observation, but also tools to get behind observation, allowing us to consider the semi-sensory (e.g. the hidden sides of objects that we don't actually see) and the super-sensory (e.g. abstract terms that don't refer directly to physical objects, e.g. hope, love or heaven). Using tools in the first toolbox teaches us to question the first interpretation of things we hear, see, or think, and spin out conceivable alternatives.
The second toolbox is labeled "What if?" In this toolbox we have the tool of experimental variation, which allows us to change our situation in reality or in our imagination, and watch what happens. This reveals contrasts among states of consciousness and invites us to experiment with alternative scenarios.
With these two toolboxes, if nothing else, you will never be at a loss for conversation."
"As phenomenologists, we have two toolboxes at our disposal.
The first toolbox is labeled "What else?" In it we find the tool of observation, but also tools to get behind observation, allowing us to consider the semi-sensory (e.g. the hidden sides of objects that we don't actually see) and the super-sensory (e.g. abstract terms that don't refer directly to physical objects, e.g. hope, love or heaven). Using tools in the first toolbox teaches us to question the first interpretation of things we hear, see, or think, and spin out conceivable alternatives.
The second toolbox is labeled "What if?" In this toolbox we have the tool of experimental variation, which allows us to change our situation in reality or in our imagination, and watch what happens. This reveals contrasts among states of consciousness and invites us to experiment with alternative scenarios.
With these two toolboxes, if nothing else, you will never be at a loss for conversation."
On the suspended attitude, via this afternoon's phenomenology class: "Before we began to practice phenomenology, we engaged the world with a natural attitude, or the belief that the world is just is what it is. After doing some phenomenology, we still believe in ordinary reality, but perhaps our attitude toward the world shifts from the ordinary, natural, unreflective take on the world, to a take on the world in which we have become circumspect, i.e. we acknowledge that the world might be otherwise, that the way we see the world is contingent, at some level being produced, that we don't need to take it for granted the way it is. The world, in short, is suspended in parentheses. We believe in its reality but we recognize that our consciousness constitutes that reality. Our own perceptual activity, the doing of seeing, posits objects around us and we become aware that the world is something posited rather than something that is just sitting there waiting for us, exterior to us. Phenomenologists have a term for this questioning attitude:epoché [ἐποχή], a Greek word that means suspension. We're used to the suspension of disbelief, i.e. enjoying a work of literature or a play by temporarily pretending fictional characters are real so that we can enjoy the story. Epoché is the opposite:we suspend belief in the real. We regard the real as if it were fiction, get behind it, and thus experience it as malleable. The world is still there right in front of us, but it is a world that consciousness makes, not the world of physics."