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Bob Sandmeyer

Research Interests:
Phenomenology
Environmental Philosophy
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Education

Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2007
M.A., Colorado State University, 1995

Research

My specialty is the German phenomenological movement, Husserl, particularly, and environmental philosophy.

In 2009, Routledge published my book, Husserl's Constitutive Phenomenology: Its Problem and Promise. This work traces and analyzes Edmund Husserl's attempts to present a systematic articulation of the phenomenological problematic. Since the publication of this work, I have set about studying the history of the German phenomenological movement. I am currently studying the work of the early phenomenological thinkers, especially Max Scheler at present.

I also have an abiding interest in environmental philosophy. The subject matter of this research area includes the phenomenology of life, the philosophy of the life sciences. Presently, I am developing an existential ecology. In this project I take Hans Jonas's existential interpretation of biological facts as my cue, but I extend this interpretation to the ecological conception of land advanced by Aldo Leopold and others.

I also have a strong research interest in philosophical anthropology.

Environmental and Sustainability Studies Faculty
Selected Publications:
  • Husserl's Constitutive Phenomenology: its Problem and Promise. Routledge. (November 2008)
  • "Life and Sprit in Max Scheler's Philosophy." Philosophy Compass.
  • The Husserl Page