Open AccessRhythms of intuition. Methodological reflections in phenomenological psychology
Author(s) -
Benedikte Kudahl,
Tone Roald
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
qualitative studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1903-7031
DOI - 10.7146/qs.v6i2.128656
Subject(s) - intuition , notice , phenomenon , rhythm , phenomenology (philosophy) , psychology , epistemology , interpretative phenomenological analysis , cognitive psychology , social psychology , cognitive science , sociology , social science , philosophy , qualitative research , political science , aesthetics , law
This paper discusses how different concepts of rhythm apply to phenomenological psychological research. We suggest that viewing phenomenological research in psychology as rhythmic not just enables us to notice how the research procedure implies certain shifts within in a series of temporally structured movements of repetition and change; it also enables us to deepen our understanding of the manner in which the researcher engages with the studied phenomenon through intuition. In other words, we argue that rhythm is fundamental to the method of how we understand “the things themselves.”