Sublime

I was indirectly emphasizing a guiding principle of my work—that I attempt to use the patient’s responses to what I say and do as the ultimate arbiter of the value and truth of my theories.

THE TRIPOD OF REFLECTION: OPENNESS, OBSERVATION, OBJECTIVITY

Much to our surprise, our initial queries snowballed such that within a few weeks, we had more volunteers than we could possibly interview. Phenomenological research methods call for depth of interviews rather than large sample sizes; a typical phenomenological study might have 8 to 12 or so participants. The

explored the conditions for individual development and growth, sustained by networks of mutual assistance and interdependence.

this more effective deployment of self is cultivated by a potent set of concepts, metaphors, and practices. These foster the formation of five central competencies:

His understanding of inherent individual differences was shaped by his own family experience: growing up as one of six children, each sibling developed entirely different interests and life paths despite their shared upbringing.

but I should observe that my approach has also been heavily influenced by two of the foremost critical thinkers of the last 30 years, Pierre Bourdieu and Loïc Wacquant (including invaluable correspondence with the latter,