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The Usefulness of Projective Analysis in Examining Artistic Renderings of Philosophical Perspectives


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Art creates an in-depth understanding of the world around us. It is important to appreciate the aesthetics of learning in a way that allows for a creative output through an imaginative and generative process. This employs the use of psychoanalytic techniques applied to a first year doctoral philosophies of inquiry course, and the cohort's interpretation of philosophical epistemologies through artistic representations. Projective analysis was implemented in order to allow for a broader understanding of the meaning of certain perspectives through the lens of arts-based educational research (Barone 2001). After asking students to represent their expert knowledge in a visual manner, the author analyzed the drawings and provided a comprehensive examination of what was drawn. The conclusions are related to how certain arts-based methods can be used to enhance the understanding of certain forms of philosophical inquiries and delve into the meaning of how certain epistemologies are examined by doctoral candidates.

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Psychoanalytic Techniques, Arts-Based Research, Philosophy.
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Scot M. Rademaker
University of South Florida, United States

Abstract


Art creates an in-depth understanding of the world around us. It is important to appreciate the aesthetics of learning in a way that allows for a creative output through an imaginative and generative process. This employs the use of psychoanalytic techniques applied to a first year doctoral philosophies of inquiry course, and the cohort's interpretation of philosophical epistemologies through artistic representations. Projective analysis was implemented in order to allow for a broader understanding of the meaning of certain perspectives through the lens of arts-based educational research (Barone 2001). After asking students to represent their expert knowledge in a visual manner, the author analyzed the drawings and provided a comprehensive examination of what was drawn. The conclusions are related to how certain arts-based methods can be used to enhance the understanding of certain forms of philosophical inquiries and delve into the meaning of how certain epistemologies are examined by doctoral candidates.

Keywords


Psychoanalytic Techniques, Arts-Based Research, Philosophy.

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