The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness brings together two schools of thought and practice that – despite rarely being examined jointly – provide an incredibly fruitful way for exploring thinking, the mind, and the nature and practice of mindfulness.
Applying the concepts and methods of phenomenology, an international team of contributors explore mindfulness from a variety of different viewpoints and traditions. The handbook’s 35 chapters are divided into seven clear parts:
Mindfulness in the Western Traditions Mindfulness in the Eastern Traditions Mindfulness, Ethics, and Well-Being Mindfulness, Time, and Attention Mindfulness and Embodiment Applications: Mindfulness in Life Conclusion: Mindfulness and Phenomenology?
Within these sections, a rich array of topics and themes are explored, ranging from Stoicism and the origins of mindfulness in Buddhism and eastern thought to meditation, self-awareness, the body and embodiment, and critiques of mindfulness. Additionally, the book delves into the ways the ideas of leading phenomenological thinkers, including Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and other leading thinkers, such as Irigaray, can contribute to understanding the relationship between phenomenology and mindfulness.
A valuable resource for those researching phenomenology and applications of phenomenology, this handbook will also be of great interest to students and practitioners of mindfulness in areas such as counseling and psychotherapy.
Edited by:
Susi Ferrarello ,
Christos Hadjioannou
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 1.161kg
ISBN: 9781032396316
ISBN 10: 1032396318
Series: Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
Pages: 526
Publication Date: 22 December 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Notes on Contributors Introduction Susi Ferrarello and Christos Hadjioannou PART I Mindfulness in the Western Traditions 1 Pyrrhonian Epoché, Mindfulness, and Being-in-the-World Georgios Petropoulos 2 Mindfulness as Motivation for Phenomenological Reduction Ming-Hon Chu 3 A Levinassian Critique of Mindfulness Pierrick Simon 4 Merleau-Ponty and Mindfulness Timothy Mooney 5 Husserl and Mindfulness Susi Ferrarello 6 Logoi of the Soul: Phenomenological Mindfulness in Plato’s Phaedrus Tanja Staehler 7 Heideggerian and Stoic Mindfulness: Two Competing Models with Common Ground Christos Hadjioannou PART II Mindfulness in the Eastern Traditions 8 Radical Relationality: A Philosophical Approach to Mindfulness Inspired by Nishida Kitarō Francesca Greco 9 Phenomenological Insights from Postural Yoga Practice Hayden Kee 10 A Phenomenology of Mindfulness Practice in Sufism Marc Applebaum 11 Deluded Mindfulness Jason Dockstader 12 Deconstructing Mindfulness: Heidegger, Tanabe, and the Kyoto School Kurt C.M. Mertel and Samuel S. White PART III Mindfulness, Ethics, and Well-Being 13 Could Mindfulness Be Short on Meaning? Luce Irigaray 14 Freeing Ourselves from Technology: Rethinking Mindfulness Lisa Foran 15 ‘Let It Be’: Heidegger and Eckhart on Gelassenheit Dermot Moran 16 Mindfulness as Open and Reflective Attention: A Phenomenological Perspective Diego D’angelo 17 Mindfulness As Ethical Practice: Lévinas’ Phenomenology and Engaging with the World Nikolaus-Palle Carey PART IV Mindfulness, Time and Attention 18 Contrasting Emotions and Notions of Temporality in Mindfulness Practice and in Heidegger’s Phenomenology Evie Filea 19 Varieties of Self-Consciousness in Mindfulness Meditation Odysseus Stone 20 Husserl on Emotional Expectations and Emotional Dispositions Towards the Future: A Contribution to Mindfulness Debates on Present Moment Awareness and Emotional Regulation Celia Cabrera 21 Being Mindful about Nothing Mahon O’brien 22 The Respiratory Context of Dukkha and Nirvana: The Buddha’s Mindful Phenomenology of Breathing Petri Berndtson PART V Mindfulness and Embodiment 23 Between Phenomenology and Mindfulness: The Role of Presence in the Clinical and Therapeutic Context Anya Daly and Chris Mccaw 24 Heidegger’s Gelassenheit as Embodied Mindfulness Tomás Lally 25 Parallel Lives of Buddha and Socrates: On Epochè as Transcendental Transformation Carlos Lobo 26 Being Mindful of the Other Magnus Englander PART VI Applications: Mindfulness In Life 27 Mindfulness and the Phenomenology of Aesthetics: Reappraising Dufrenne and Merleau-Ponty Colleen Fitzpatrick 28 Mindfulness and Creativity: The Impact of Michel Henry and Otto Rank on Psychoanalysis Max Schaefer 29 The Mindfulness of Sacrifice: Towards a “Phenomenology” of History Joseph Cohen 30 Engaging with Life Mindfully Gerhard Thonhauser 31 Meditation, Lucidity, and the Phenomenology of Daydreaming James Morley 32 Thinking Being: The Educational Scope of a Fruitful Convergence Between Phenomenology and Mindfulness Eduardo Caianiello PART VII Conclusion: Mindfulness and Phenomenology? 33 Phenomenology and Mindfulness-Awareness Natalie Depraz, Claire Petitmengin, and Michel Bitbol 34 Mindless Obfuscation: A Reply to Depraz, Petitmengin, and Bitbol Odysseus Stone and Dan Zahavi 35 Mindful Clarification: Why It Is Necessary to Reply Once Again to Stone and Zahavi 508 Natalie Depraz, Claire Petitmengin, and Michel Bitbol
Susi Ferrarello is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at California State University, East Bay, USA. Among her books is the recently published The Ethics of Love (Routledge, 2023). She is also a philosophical counselor and writes for Psychology Today. Christos Hadjioannou is Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at the Department of Classics and Philosophy, University of Cyprus. He has edited volumes on Heidegger’s philosophy as well as on Irigaray’s philosophy. He is currently writing a monograph on Heidegger and the Stoics (forthcoming 2024).
