Process ontologies focus on the constitutive activity of becoming-other and describe the movement of hermeneutic understanding as it performs its mode of being anew. Inherent to this process is the work of effective-history, which denotes our condition as historical beings and the effects history has on our being, doing, and understanding. In this article, I argue that philosophical hermeneutics provides a mode of participation that supports qualitative researchers committed to entering this flux and reimagining new methodological possibilities for research. Philosophical hermeneutics conceptualized as jazz improvisation perturbs preconceived notions of tradition, dialogue, anticipation, and time to support this critical role.
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