Trauma and the Saturated Phenomenon: Distinguishing Interruption from Rupture
Tamsin Jones’ article comparing Jean-Luc Marion’s saturated phenomenon to trauma shows that we must find ways to distinguish violence from non-violent interruption.
Does Rhythm have a Metaphysical Ground?
That depends on whether you think “encounter” counts.
Baudrillard and the Rhythms of Consumer Society
Consumption is a rhythmic phenomenon.
Sciences of Rhythm
How should one study rhythm? The nineteenth century answer: “with the help of some pretty strange machines.”
What is an Idea?
A phenomenology of the paradoxical experience of ideas (in conversation w/ Merleau-Ponty).
Arrival, Advent, and Nietzsche
WARNING: Spoilers!
The significance of contemplating the new film “Arrival” during the season of advent.
Four Methodological Contributions of my Research on Rhythm
One of the most fascinating things about research is that it’s not always clear to the one doing the research what the significance is of what has been done.
Theology and Non-Representational Theory
Speculations on how a burgeoning methodology from human geography may be fruitful for theology.
The Autobiographical Compulsion
The internet is evidence of the human compulsion to write. Where does this compulsion come from?
A Reference Guide for Rhythm in Post-Hegelian Philosophy
This is a reference guide for rhythm in the work of various philosophers – where it appears and how it’s used. Perhaps unexpectedly, the category is actually one that crops up fairly regularly in continental philosophy but is not discussed at length and so is often overlooked. However, […]
The Rhythmic Theology Project 