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Donata Schoeller - Research Projects and Academic Courses

Research Projects:

  • Close Talking. Erleben zur Sprache Bringen (University of Koblenz)
  • Embodied Critical Thinking (University of Iceland)
  • Freedom to Make Sense: Embodied, Experiential and Mindful Research (University of Iceland)
  • Embodied Critical Thinking and Understanding, Erasmus+, seven universities participating

Courses teaching about Gendlin or Focusing:

  • Embodied Critical Thinking and TAE, Winter Term 2025, University of Iceland
  • Introducing Embodied Critical Thinking and Understanding, and teaching TAE at the Summer School, at the Erasmus + Program since 2021
  • Process Model: Interaktion instead of Dualism, University of Koblenz, Summer Term 2020
  • Embodied Critical Thinking Workshop
  • Max-Weber Kolleg, University of Erfurt, Germany
  • Workshop, February 2020
  • Epistemologie unter den Vorzeichen des Embodiment
  • Universität Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Die eigene Stimme finden: Philosophie der Verkörperung und kreative Praxis
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany, from 2015-2020
  • Was heisst selbst denken? Ansätze und Übungen auf der Grundlage pragmatistischer und hermeneutischer Epistemologien
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, autumn 2018
  • Übungen an Hintergründen: William James, John Dewey, John Searle, Claire Petitmengin, Eugene Gendlin (Fortsetzung)
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Block-seminar, spring 2018
  • Begriffliche Tiefe- erlebte Präzision: William James, John Dewey, John Searle, Claire Petitmengin, Eugene Gendlin
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Alternative Epistemology: Embodied Mind and its implications for thinking: Introducing Thinking-at-the-Edge
  • University of Chicago, Divinity School, Chicago, USA, Block Seminar 2016
  • Embodied Critical Thinking applied to Dissertation Projects
  • University of Chicago, Divinity School, Chicago, USA
  • Workshops, spring 2014, summer 2015, spring 2016

Lectures and Seminars

  • Thinking with the body: reflecting and experimenting experiential- conceptual practices
  • University of Iceland, Iceland
  • Summer term 
  • Pioniere des Embodiment
  • Universität Koblenz, Germany
  • Kolloquium, Sommersemester 2024
  • Pragmatismus, Phänomenologie und Politik: Dewey, Merleau-Ponty und Pelluchon
  • Block-Seminar, University of Koblenz, Germany
  • Seminar, Summer 2022
  • Philosophical Foundations of Embodied Critical Thinking
  • Webinar and lecture-series, Spring 2021 and 2022
  • TECT Erasmus + Course, Universities of Iceland, Ljubljana, Jena, Groningen, Technion
  • Hannah Arendt: Elemente und Urspruenge totaler Herrschaft 
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2020
  • Pioniere der Umweltethik: Hans Jonas, Albert Schweitzer, Peter Singer et al.
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2020
  • Interaktion statt Dualismus: Einfuehrung in die Prozess-Epistemologie
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2020
  • Mystik, Metaphysik und Kritik: Meister Eckhart, Jakob Boehme, Schelling, Hegel und Nietzsche
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Lecture series, summer 2020
  • Embodied Critical Thinking Workshop
  • Max-Weber Kolleg, University of Erfurt, Germany
  • Workshop, February 2020
  • Philosophie der Verkörperung und kreative Praxis
  • Filmakademie Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany
  • Block-seminar, January 2020
  • Knowledge in Enactive Terms: Implications for Research-Practice
  • Technion, Haifa, Israel
  • Block-seminar, spring 2017/ winter 2019
  • Kritik der Lebensformen: Kritischen Theorie, Resonanztheorie und Tierethik
  • Universität Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2019
  • Hannah Arendt
  • Universität Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2019
  • Epistemologie unter den Vorzeichen des Embodiment
  • Universität Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2019
  • Immanuel Kant: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
  • Universität Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, summer 2019
  • Thinking thinking: Introducing pioneers of embodied cognition
  • University of Iceland
  • Lectures/seminar, Spring 2019
  • Environmental and Situated Cognition
  • Technion, Haifa, Israel
  • Interdisciplinary block-seminar, December 2018
  • Die eigene Stimme finden: Philosophie der Verkörperung und kreative Praxis
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Block-seminar (each 5 days), December 2017/ 2018/ January 2020
  • Was heisst selbst denken? Ansätze und Übungen auf der Grundlage pragmatistischer und hermeneutischer Epistemologien
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Seminar, autumn 2018
  • Embodied Critical Thinking
  • Workshop, July 2018
  • Invited teacher, Zentrum für Aufklärung, kritisches Denken und Pluralität, University of Luzern, Switzerland
  • Close Talking: sustainable idea development
  • Swiss Economy Forum, Zurich, Switzerland 
  • Master Classes, June 2018
  • Übungen an Hintergründen: William James, John Dewey, John Searle, Claire Petitmengin, Eugene Gendlin (Fortsetzung)
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Block-seminar, spring 2018
  • Thinking-at-the-Edge
  • European Summer Research Institute of the Mind and Life Institute
  • Summer-school 2018 and 2020
  • Begriffliche Tiefe- erlebte Präzision: William James, John Dewey, John Searle, Claire Petitmengin, Eugene Gendlin
  • University of Koblenz, Institute of Philosophy, Germany
  • Block-seminar, autumn 2017
  • Experiential Concept-Formation in the Context of Peace, Conflict and Justice Studies
  • DePaul University, Chicago, USA
  • Graduate seminar, autumn 2017
  • Background, Feeling and Creativity: Embodied Cognition and its Implications for Reasearch
  • Technion, Haifa, Israel. Click here to learn more
  • Block-seminar for graduates, March 2017
  •  Embodied Mind and Situated Knowledge
  • Summer School Gender and Philosophy, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • July 2016
  • Alternative Epistemology: Embodied Mind and its implications for thinking
  • University of Chicago, Divinity School, Chicago, USA
  • Block seminar, spring 2016
  • Embodied Critical Thinking applied to Dissertation Projects
  • University of Chicago, Divinity School, Chicago, USA
  • Workshops, spring 2014, summer 2015, spring 2016
  • Kantian Critique and its Pragmatist Critics (Kant, James and Dewey)
  • DePaul University, Philosophy Department, Chicago, USA
  • Seminar/ lecture, winter 2015
  • Mystical Traditions in Philosophy: Plotinus, Meister Eckhart, Nikolaus von Kues, Jakob Boehme, Schelling, Hegel
  • DePaul University, Philosophy Department, Chicago, USA
  • Seminar/ lecture, autumn 2014
  • Understanding Gendlin’s A Process Model
  • International Summer School of DAF, Lindau, Germany
  • 2014 - today
  • Why do Philosophers Talk about Films?  On the Functions of Art und Psychotherapy in Philosophy today (Cavell, Pippin, Gendlin)
  • University of Klagenfurt, Institut für Philosophie, Germany
  • Block-seminar, autumn 2013
  • Epistemology of Classical Pragmatism (continuation)
  • ETH Zurich, Professur für Philosophie, Switzerland
  • Seminar, spring 2012
  • Epistemology of Classical Pragmatism (Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, John Dewey, George Herbert Mead)
  • ETH Zurich, Professur für Philosophie, Switzerland
  • Seminar, autumn 2011
  • Why do Philosophers Talk about Films?  On the Functions of Art und Psychotherapy in Philosophy today (Cavell, Pippin, Gendlin)
  • University of Klagenfurt, Institut für Philosophie, Germany
  • Block-seminar, autumn 2013
  • Embodied Critical Thinking applied to Dissertation Projects
  • University of Zurich, Philosophisches Seminar, Switzerland
  • Block-seminar, autumn 2010
  • On the Development of Thought: From vague Beginnings to Theory (Gilbert Ryle, Thomas Nagel, Michael Polanyi, Herman Schmitz, Stanley Cavell, Eugene Gendlin).
  • ETH Zurich, Professur für Philosophie, Switzerland, 2010
  • Process-Philosophy in Ancient, Modern und Contemporary Philosophy: Aristotle, Jakob Boehme, Hegel, Whitehead, Gendlin. With N. Sieroka
  • Professur für Philosophie, Switzerland