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    In Memoriam
    Philosophy in the Contemporary World 27 (2): 100-105. 2021.
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    I would like to investigate in this chapter what at first might seem a difficult position: a phenomenology of nature in an Arendtian vein. It might seem that such a position would be fundamentally anthropocentric given the tendencies of phenomenology to begin from the subject position and, in particular, given Arendt’s focus on how the human being differs from “nature.” What I would like to tease out, however, are the ways in which phenomenology and Arendt can help us to understand nature not as…Read more
  •  25
    On a Hermeneutics of the Body
    Philosophy in the Contemporary World 23 (2): 24-34. 2016.
    In much of the contemporary situation for trans* persons, authority over identity has been given to, or perhaps taken by, arbiters of the medico-legal discourse. These identity “experts” have become the gatekeepers for sex reassignment and gender designation. Alternatively, many theorists argue that identity is exclusively about first-person appeals to one’s own sense of oneself. I show here that neither of these accounts does justice to our experience. Instead, drawing upon Hans Georg Gadamer’s…Read more
  •  40
    Where Were You When...?
    Philosophy in the Contemporary World 16 (1): 105-113. 2009.
    This paper argues that private, individual memory is often only made possible through a collectivelhistorical memory that makes itself felt at a most fundamental level of place. It draws upon Husserl's concept of the lifeworld in opposition to Ricoeur's notion of narrative identity. I show that in focusing on narrative, Ricoeur fails to recognize the ways in which the very constitution of the world, of places, becomes the avenue of support for narratives, intersubjectivity, and collective memory…Read more
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    This study provides insight into the human desire to return to important places of our past and to establish places of memory. Drawing upon philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, and Ricoeur, Janet Donohoe uses the idea of a palimpsest as a jumping-off point to explore how we make and preserve memories
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    The Place of Tradition: Heidegger and Benjamin on Technology and Art
    Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 39 (3): 260-274. 2008.
    Ziarek's claim concerning a more poetic thought appearing in the later Heidegger is echoed by Janet Donohoe. In her essay The Place of Tradition: Heidegger and Benjamin on Technology and Art she argues that notwithstanding the many differences between Heidegger and Benjamin, they share a commitment to a thinking which returns them to a more original poiesis at the root of the philosophical tradition. Both react to a crisis in the European tradition of thought and both see the expression of this …Read more
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    The development of genetic phenomenology marks a change in Husserl's thinking which occurred between 1917 and 1921. Much of the second half of his philosophical life was devoted to genetic phenomenology as a supplement to the static phenomenology of his earlier writings. I argue that the development of genetic phenomenology, which involves a regressive inquiry into the genesis of the ego and of meaning, coincided with and made possible a greater emphasis on ethical and intersubjective positions …Read more
  •  43
    Rushing to Memorialize
    Philosophy in the Contemporary World 13 (1): 6-12. 2006.
    In the wake of the current rush to memorialize tragic events such as the World Trade Center attack of 2001, this article explores thefunction and role of monuments and memorials in the production of places for collective memory, communal mourning, and the preservation of the past. It argues that the rush to memorialize indicates a desire to control the way that an event is understood in bothcontemporary and future times and ultimately limits the effectiveness of memorials. Finally, drawing upon …Read more
  •  129
    The vocation of motherhood: Husserl and feminist ethics (review)
    Continental Philosophy Review 43 (1): 127-140. 2010.
    In this paper, I explore a confrontation between Husserl’s ethical position of vocation and its absolute ought with a feminist ethical position. I argue that Husserl’s ethics has a great deal to offer a feminist ethics by providing for the possibility of an ethics that is particular rather than universal, that recognizes the role of the social through tradition in establishing values and norms without conceding the ethical responsibility of the individual, and that acknowledges the role of both …Read more
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    On the distinction between static and genetic phenomenologies -- On time consciousness and its relationship to intersubjectivity -- On the question of intersubjectivity -- The Husserlian account of ethics -- Conclusion: The impact of genetic phenomenology.
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    The Nonpresence of the Living Present: Husserl's Time Manuscripts
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 38 (2): 221-230. 2000.
    Derrida suggests in Speech a n d Phenomena that for Husserl subjectivity is constituted and entails no identity with itself at the level of the living present. He further suggests that Husserl’s understanding of absolute subjectivity is “as absolutely present and absolutely self-present being, only in its opposition to the object.”’ In making such claims, Derrida is not giving as much weight to Husserl’s manuscripts from the 1930s as those warrant. The manuscripts may serve …Read more
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    Dwelling with monuments
    Philosophy and Geography 5 (2). 2002.
    (2002). Dwelling with monuments. Philosophy & Geography: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 235-242.
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    Women’s Liberation and the Sublime (review)
    Environmental Philosophy 4 (1-2): 198-200. 2007.
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    Place and Phenomenology (edited book)
    Rowman & Littlefield International. 2017.
    This book offers an accessible presentation of phenomenological approaches to place that draws valuable connections between different disciplines that focus on and investigate questions of place.
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    The Nonpresence of the Living Present: Husserl's Time Manuscripts
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 38 (2): 221-230. 2000.