Hermeneutic Research

Sunnie D. Kidd was Assistant to the Dean of the School of Education and a lecturer in philosophy, psychology, and religion at the University of San Francisco until her passing in 2002. During the course of her thirty-year academic career, she presented at national and international conferences and authored numerous books and academic articles. Her bibliography can be found on inbetweenness.com, an academic forum inspired by her life and work. Since Sunnie’s passing, many of her books have been finalized by her husband, Jim Kidd.Jim Kidd received his Ph.D. from the Duquesne University School of Arts and Sciences, with an emphasis in philosophy and psychology. He has taught at Duquesne University, the University of San Francisco, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the California School of Professional Psychology at Berkeley. Omar S. Alattas received his M.A. in philosophy from San Jose State University. He is currently working on his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is the editor of inbetweenness.com.

• Sandra A. Wawrytko: Foreword — Omar S. Alattas: Introduction — Theoretical — Sunnie D. Kidd: Presuppositions for Qualitative Research — Jim Kidd: Eastern Intuition and Western Cognition: Where and How Do They Meet? — Omar S. Alattas: Consciousness and Epistemology — Omar S. Alattas: Hermeneutic Phenomenology and Quantum Physics: The Hermeneutic Phenomenological Quantum Experience — Jim Kidd: Reflexive Reflective Methodology for Hermeneutics and Physics — Omar S. Alattas: Hermeneutics a New Vision — Applications — Sunnie D. Kidd/Jim Kidd: Hermeneutic Phenomenology — Sunnie D. Kidd: Thematic Methodology — Sunnie D. Kidd/Jim Kidd: Experiential Method: Qualitative Research in the Humanities — Sunnie D. Kidd: A Practical Application of the Experiential Method — Sunnie D. Kidd: An Interpretation of the Inspiration/Aspiration Dialectic: Cool Runnings, the Movie — Appendices — Peggy Thayer: Appendix I: Mini Project: On the Experience of Being Creative — Tony Jaramillo: Appendix II: An Application of the Experiential-Cinematographical Method: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Casablanca.