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In this essay, two metaphors evoke Anna-Teresa Tymmieniecka’s philosophy: weaving and the pas de deux. To demonstrate two of her arguments, we look to the works of two contemporary artists who weave nature’s leftover materials. Peggy Wyman’s cooperates with her materials, allowing the fibers to stretch in all directions and into all dimensions, partner dancing with them. Patrick Dougherty’s stick works point to the second Tymienieckan thesis, that creativity is not tied to consciousness or intentional acts, but to enjoyment. Enjoyment is not a matter of surrendering to the other, as Moritz Geiger posits. The fact is that free from care/intention, we encounter our true selves. We come to life.
For Tom
How do you know when the work is done?
My answer is always: When the conversation ends.
Peggy Wyman
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Trutty-Coohill, P. (2010). The Pas De Deux: Weaving Thought and Act. In: Coohill, P. (eds) Art Inspiring Transmutations of Life. Analecta Husserliana, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9160-4_1
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