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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Towards a rigorous praxis of first-person method

Wolff-Michael Roth

pp. 3-8

Abstract

We are not determined by our contexts but rather make decisions based on reasons that are grounded in the way in which the world appears to us at any one moment. Whereas learning environment research tends to suggest that this or that aspect of the learning environment determines us, close analysis of interviews immediately provides us with evidence to the contrary. For example, in interviews with scientists we may find out that a particular individual became a marine biologist using as an explanation that her aunt had frequently taken her to the beach, where the biologist developed a liking for anything related to the ocean.

Publication details

Published in:

Roth Wolff-Michael (2012) First-person methods: toward an empirical phenomenology of experience. Rotterdam, SensePublishers.

Pages: 3-8

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6091-831-5_1

Full citation:

Roth Wolff-Michael (2012) „Towards a rigorous praxis of first-person method“, In: W. Roth (ed.), First-person methods, Rotterdam, SensePublishers, 3–8.