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Brian Harding

Texas Woman's University
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Fordham University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 2005
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Existentialism
Phenomenology
Augustine
Niccolo Machiavelli
Areas of Interest
Existentialism
Phenomenology
Augustine
Niccolo Machiavelli
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    Object Oriented Ontology and José Ortega y Gasset’s Anti-Idealist Interpretation of Phenomenology
    Southwest Philosophy Review 30 (1): 169-175. 2014.
    This paper is a discussion and critique of G. Harmon's interpretation of Ortega 's work, as set out in Harmon's "Guerrilla Metaphysics." I argue that while Harmon is right to point out Ortega 's critique of idealism, Ortega nevertheless remains a 'philosopher of access.' Ortega 's disagrees with the idealist i claim that we access reality through ideas, but agrees with the more basic point that philosophy ought to give an account of how we access reality
    Phenomenology20th Century Continental PhilosophyIdealismIberian Philosophy
  • What is Minimalist Phenomenology?
    Alea:Alea: Revista Internacional de Fenomenología y Hermenéutica 6 161-181. 2008.
    In this paper I look at Dominique Janicaud’s proposal for a minimalist phenomenology. He develops this proposal in Phenomenology wide open, a sequel of sorts to his essay on the ‘Theological turn.’ Eschewing his polemics, I try to determine (a) the problem that he hopes minimalist phenomenology will solve; (b) the nature of this minimalism and how it differs from other approaches to phenomenology; and (c) critically evaluate some aspects of this minimalism, wondering if the gains of minimalist…Read more