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Authentic Encountering of Others and Learning through Media‐Based Public Discussion: A Phenomenological Analysis
Author(s) -
KEKKI MINNAKERTTU
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of philosophy of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.501
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9752
pISSN - 0309-8249
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9752.12405
Subject(s) - pessimism , phenomenology (philosophy) , interpretative phenomenological analysis , epistemology , psychology , phenomenological method , sociology , social psychology , philosophy , social science , qualitative research
In challenging the media‐pessimistic phenomenological analyses provided by Hubert Dreyfus and Tanja Staehler, I argue that such analyses have misinterpreted phenomenological theory and have resulted in fallacious arguments. I show that phenomenological theory, as it relates to what constitutes our social experiences, indicates that the core of encountering others is the same in both physical presence and through the media. It is the other's expressions and not the presence of their physical bodies that is central. Based on the phenomenological analyses of Husserl and Stein, I conclude that there is no reason why even advanced learning should not be possible via media‐based public discussion.