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177Kant’s hands, spatial orientation, and the Copernican turnContinental Philosophy Review 40 (2): 139-150. 2007.In this paper we want to show how far the early, pre-critical Kant develops a theory of the constitution of space that not only anticipates insights usually attributed to the phenomenological theory of lived space with its emphasis on the constitutively central role of the human lived-body, but which also establishes the foundation for Kant’s Copernican turn according to which space is understood as ‘form of intuition’, implied in the activity of the transcendental subject. The key to understand…Read more
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130Human cognition, space, and the sedimentation of meaningPhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 10 (1): 113-137. 2011.The goal of this paper is to explore, from a phenomenologically informed perspective, the phenomenon of the operative spatialization of human thinking, viewed in its relationship with the embodied human organism’s spatial experience. Operative spatialization in this context refers to the cognitive role and functioning of spatial schematizations and differentiations in human thinking. My particular focus is the domain of conceptualization. By drawing on Husserl’s discussion of the (linguistic) pr…Read more
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93The 'Economy of Memory': Publications, Citations, and the Paradox of Effective Research GovernanceMinerva 51 (3): 341-362. 2013.More recent advancements in digital technologies have significantly alleviated the dissemination of new scientific ideas as well as the storing, searching and retrieval of large amounts of published research findings. While not denying the benefits of this novel ‘economy of memory,’ this paper endeavors to shed light on the ways in which the use of digital technologies may be linked to a distortion of the system of formal publications that facilitates the effective dissemination and collaborativ…Read more
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86Husserl and the Problem of Abstract ObjectsPacific Philosophical Quarterly 97 (1): 27-47. 2015.One major difficulty confronting attempts to clarify the epistemological and ontological status of abstract objects is determining the sense, if any, in which such entities may be characterised as mind and language independent. Our contention is that the tolerant reductionist position of Michael Dummett can be strengthened by drawing on Husserl's mature account of the constitution of ideal objects and mathematical objectivity. According to the Husserlian position we advocate, abstract singular t…Read more
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70Idealization and external symbolic storage: the epistemic and technical dimensions of theoretic cognitionPhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 11 (3): 335-366. 2012.This paper explores some of the constructive dimensions and specifics of human theoretic cognition, combining perspectives from (Husserlian) genetic phenomenology and distributed cognition approaches. I further consult recent psychological research concerning spatial and numerical cognition. The focus is on the nexus between the theoretic development of abstract, idealized geometrical and mathematical notions of space and the development and effective use of environmental cognitive support syste…Read more
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66Technology, knowledge, governance: The political relevance of Husserl’s critique of the epistemic effects of formalizationContinental Philosophy Review 46 (4): 487-507. 2013.This paper explores the political import of Husserl’s critical discussion of the epistemic effects of the formalization of rational thinking. More specifically, it argues that this discussion is of direct relevance to make sense of the pervasive processes of ‘technization’, that is, of a mechanistic and superficial generation and use of knowledge, to be observed in current contexts of governance. Building upon Husserl’s understanding of formalization as a symbolic technique for abstraction in th…Read more
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66Husserl on symbolic technologies and meaning-constitution: A critical inquiryContinental Philosophy Review 50 (3): 289-310. 2017.This paper reconstructs and critically analyzes Husserl’s philosophical engagement with symbolic technologies—those material artifacts and cultural devices that serve to aid, structure and guide processes of thinking. Identifying and exploring a range of tensions in Husserl’s conception of symbolic technologies, I argue that this conception is limited in several ways, and particularly with regard to the task of accounting for the more constructive role these technologies play in processes of mea…Read more
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64Review of Glen Mazis, humans, animals, machines: Blurring boundaries (review)Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 8 (4): 603-606. 2009.
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36Governing Knowledge: The Formalization Dilemma in the Governance of the Public SciencesMinerva 53 (1): 1-19. 2015.This paper offers a conceptually novel contribution to the understanding of the distinctive governance challenges arising from the increasing reliance on formalized knowledge in the governance of research activities. It uses the current Australian research governance system as an example – a system which exhibits a comparatively strong degree of formalization as to its knowledge mechanisms. Combining theoretical reflections on the political-administrative and epistemic dimensions of processes of…Read more
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32The Multiple Dynamics of Isomorphic Change: Australian Law Schools 1987–1996Minerva 56 (4): 479-503. 2018.The theory of institutional isomorphism has been criticized for overemphasizing organizational convergence and neglecting organizational divergence. Drawing on a range of empirical data, this paper shows that multi-dimensional accounts of isomorphic change are not necessarily incompatible with accounts emphasizing divergence as a typical form of organizational response to environmental uncertainties. The specific case investigated is the proliferation of academic organizational units teaching la…Read more