phenomenology of violence
Reflections Following Merleau- Ponty and Schutz and The Many Faces of Violence. I will approach the problem of violence through phenomenology. Pin On Philosophy Existentialism Phenomenology Nihilism The distinctive aspect of phenomenological theories of crime is that they are based upon a stated epistemology. . The volume presents phenomenology as an interdisciplinary relevant method to investigate violence its many faces meanings and far reaching consequences for human existence and self-understanding. Through a phenomenological examination of embodied responses to two war memorials the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery I argue that social institutions employ bodies as a means of legitimizing a violence that is seen as redemptive. A Phenomenological Inquiry as background for my phenomenological understanding of violence. Drawing on the relatively large qualit...