The bodily complexity of truth-telling in qualitative research
Some implications of Gendlin's theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19429505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Les Todres (Bournemouth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 283-300 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873267.1999.9986911 |
| OpenAlex | W2039579611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Gendlin's philosophy of the body is used as an approach to the “truth values” of qualitative research. In this view, our bodily participation in life provides a grounded quality to understanding, a shared reference point for an experientially‐grounded language that can “'work.” This understanding is a bodily‐informed practice and involves the body's access to “more than words can say.” As such, the body is intimate to understanding and such bodily‐informed sense‐making adds a dimension to the ways we have access to and present truth. Implications of this approach for qualitative methodology will be discussed, in particular the implications for the informant's task, the interviewer's task, the task of analysis and the task of the reader
Epistemology · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |