We created the course for Scandanavian graduate students from a variety of health care disciplines in both Sweden and Finland. Although the course has traditionally been offered to graduate students, I believe that some undergraduates may find it appropriate as well.
Interested faculty are especially welcome.
The course begins with a brief look at the evolution of scientific thought from the Greek philosophers to the 20th century physicists and the impact of various paradigms on science and the world. Following a review of the thinking that has influenced science, the majority of the course time will be spent looking at phenomenological philosophy as the underpinning for research in the human sciences. The course examines some of the major contributors to phenomenological philosophy and method since the German philosopher Edmond Husserl, who is considered the founder of the phenomenological movement. The focus of the course is on the nature of lifeworld investigation and the introduction of a model that Dr. Dahlberg and I created for conducting such research. The primary concept of the model is openness.