TY - JOUR

T1 - Anthropological Epoches

T2 - Phenomenology and the Ontological Turn

AU - Pedersen, Morten Axel

PY - 2020/12

Y1 - 2020/12

N2 - This article has two objectives. In the first part, I present a critical overview of the extensive anthropological literature that may be deemed "phenomenological." Following this critique, which is built up around a classification into four different varieties of phenomenological anthropology, I discuss the relationship between phenomenological anthropology and the ontological turn (OT). Contrary to received wisdom within the anthropological discipline, I suggest that OT has several things in common with the phenomenological project. For the same reason, I argue, it is not accurate to posit OT and phenomenology as opposing or antagonistic projects, as they are often depicted among critics and advocates of OT alike. On the contrary, I go as far as suggesting, OT may be understood as one of the most concerted attempts anthropology has produced to realize a distinctly anthropological version of Husserl's method of phenomenological bracketing, namely what could be called the ontological epoche.

AB - This article has two objectives. In the first part, I present a critical overview of the extensive anthropological literature that may be deemed "phenomenological." Following this critique, which is built up around a classification into four different varieties of phenomenological anthropology, I discuss the relationship between phenomenological anthropology and the ontological turn (OT). Contrary to received wisdom within the anthropological discipline, I suggest that OT has several things in common with the phenomenological project. For the same reason, I argue, it is not accurate to posit OT and phenomenology as opposing or antagonistic projects, as they are often depicted among critics and advocates of OT alike. On the contrary, I go as far as suggesting, OT may be understood as one of the most concerted attempts anthropology has produced to realize a distinctly anthropological version of Husserl's method of phenomenological bracketing, namely what could be called the ontological epoche.

KW - phenomenological anthropology

KW - ontological turn

KW - epoche

KW - REFLECTIONS

KW - OUTLINE

KW - REALITY

KW - WORD

U2 - 10.1177/0048393120917969

DO - 10.1177/0048393120917969

M3 - Journal article

VL - 50

SP - 610

EP - 646

JO - Philosophy of the Social Sciences

JF - Philosophy of the Social Sciences

SN - 0048-3931

IS - 6

ER -