Phenomenology and HBSE: Making the Connection

Authors

Phillip Dybicz, Keimyung University

Keywords

Phenomenology, HBSE, Foucault, Derrida, Wittgenstein, narrative

Abstract

A number of postmodern practitioners have turned to theorists such as Foucault, Derrida, and Wittgenstein to inform their intervention efforts. Yet it may be difficult for the average practitioner, or educator teaching HBSE, to make the connection between these theorists and human behavior. Phenomenology, as a theory of ontology, serves as afundamental theory of the postmodern paradigm. As such, phenomenological concepts such as existence and essence, presence and absence, and distinctness and vagueness offer much in illustrating the link between postmodern theories of meaningmaking and intervention efforts seeking change in human behavior.

Recommended Citation

Dybicz, Phillip (2013) "Phenomenology and HBSE: Making the Connection," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3715
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol40/iss1/5