This book brings together leading Irish phenomenologists to explore
how Ireland’s geography, history, and cultural traditions shape
phenomenological inquiry.
Taking a phenomenological approach, this book weaves together investigations into Ireland’s island geography, traditions of poetry and hospitality, colonial traumas, and even contemporary issues such as autism. It also situates Irish thought within a broader philosophical heritage from John Scotus Eriugena to contemporary debates on phenomenology and metaphysics. It traces a material history of literary inscription from the ancient Ogham script to the digital age. These contributions offer deep insights into both Ireland itself and the distinctive ways phenomenology has developed through its cultural and historical landscape.
Part I: Phenomenologies of Place Meaning and Materiality on the Island of Ireland Chapter 1. ‘The Island of Ireland’: Towards an Irish Nissology Anne O’Byrne Chapter 2. Language, Desire and Ruination: On the Irish Speaking an Other Tongue Felix Ó Murchadha Chapter 3. The Phenomenology of the Ogham Róisín Lally Chapter 4. Celtic Theopoetics and the phenomenology of Nature Richard Kearney Part II: From Phenomenology to Metaphysics? Irish Philosophy at the Border between the Sensible and Ineffable Chapter 5. The Secret Folds of Nature: Eriugena’s Expansive Concept of Nature Dermot Moran Chapter 6. Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Phenomenology and Christian Metaphysics Cyril McDonnell Chapter 7. In the Midst of Things: On Phenomenology and Metaxological Philosophy William Desmond Chapter 8. The Community of the Unconcealed William McNeill Part III: Society and Politics: Irish Philosophies of Belonging and Hospitality Chapter 9. Innovation and Creativity in Phenomenology: Paul Ricœur’s Legacy to Irish Phenomenology Eileen Brennan Chapter 10. Historicity in Phenomenology Tony O’Connor Chapter 11. Bringing the Unsayable into the World: The Continued Relevance of Heidegger’s Reflections on Art, Truth, and Poetry Niall Keane Chapter 12. Heidegger’s Anti-Semitism and the ‘Rural,’ ‘Provincial,’ and ‘National’ in Joyce, Kavanagh, and Heaney Mahon O’Brien Chapter 13. ‘Autistic Society Disorder’: A Phenomenology of Autism in Ireland and the U.K. Sinéad Murphy Chapter 14. A Phenomenology of Home Mark Dooley Index About the Editors About the Authors
Roisín Lally is Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, USA. Drawing on the traditions of philosophy of technology, phenomenology, and new materialism, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters at the intersection of philosophy of the environment, feminism, ethics, and leadership. Daniel O’Dea Bradley is Professor of Philosophy at Gonzaga University, USA. He regularly teaches courses on Human Nature, Ethics, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics. He researches and publishes at the intersection of the phenomenology of religion, environmental ethics, and indigenous philosophy.
Reviews for Irish Phenomenology: Thinking with Heidegger and Beyond
Is there an Irish phenomenology? Does Irish life leave an inimitable mark on its thinking, whether metaphysical, social, or political? These intriguing questions and more than a few answers to them grace the pages of Irish Phenomenology, a wonderful collection of contributions by Ireland’s many renowned phenomenologists and thinkers. -- Dan Dahlstrom, Boston University, USA
