Curriculum Vitae

Area of specialization

Husserl; Classical Phenomenology; Contemporary Continental Philosophy.

Area of Competence

Gadamer; Hermeneutics; Philosophy of Music; Franciscan Studies.

Education

2025-2027: Franciscan Formation in the Footsteps of Francis and Clare of Assisi – Pontificia Facoltà Theologica Bonaventura – Seraphicum, Pontificia Università Antonianum, Rome, Italy (Online)

Studies of the writings of St. Francis and St. Clare, hagiography of Francis and Clare, history of Franciscanism, elements of Franciscan spirituality and theology, Franciscan prayer, Franciscan consecrated life, liturgy in Franciscan life, Greccio, Francis in love with the cross, the stigmata of St. Francis, the Praises of God Most High, the Canticle of the Creatures, the Testament, service to the sick in the Franciscan tradition, angels in St. Bonaventure, the good thief in the Franciscan tradition.

2015-2022: PhD in Philosophy, Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Doctoral Thesis: “Inner Song, Phenomenological Description of a Musical Object of Phantasy”

  • 24/05/2022: dissertation defense.
  • Advisor: Lanei Rodemeyer; Members of the committee: Frederick Evans, Jay Lampert, Sacha Carlson and Alessandro Bertinetto (pass without revision).
  • 01/03/2020-09/09/2021: Heidelberg Universität Philosophisches Seminar Exchange Program, Heidelberg, GERMANY.

2014-2015: Admissibility CAPES Philosophy, FRANCE

2013-2014: Preparation Course for the Agrégation and CAPES in Philosophy – a civil service competitive examination in philosophy at Paris-Sorbonne IV University, Paris, FRANCE.

2011-2013: Master in German and French philosophy with the Erasmus Mundus Europhilosophie’s Program (First at the Competitive Examination Scholarship B Highest Honors).

Master Thesis: « Le chant intérieur comme condition de possibilité de l’interprétation musicale », Advisor: László Tengelyi (Gut)

  • Winter Semester 2011: Karls University in Prague, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC.
  • Spring Semester 2012: Hosei University, Tokyo, JAPAN.
  • Winter Semester 2012, Spring Semester 2013: Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, GERMANY.

2010-2011: Bachelor in Italian Language at the Paris–Sorbonne IV University, Paris, FRANCE.

2008-2010: Master in History of Philosophy at Paris-Sorbonne IV University, Paris, FRANCE (High Honors).

Master Thesis: « L’interprétation comme double révélation du texte par l’interprète et de l’interprète par le texte », Advisor: Prof. Dominique Pradelle, (Highest Honors).

  • Winter Semester 2009, Spring Semester 2010: Erasmus Scholarship at Roma-la-Sapienza University, ITALY.

2005-2008: Bachelor in philosophy at Paris-Sorbonne IV University, Paris, FRANCE (Honors).

Dissertation abstract

This dissertation is the phenomenological description of a musical object of phantasy I call “inner song,” i.e., the music that the musician “sings in his or her head” while practicing his or her instrument. It describes the specific inner song of a single musician playing a melodic instrument, and rehearsing in a solipsistic situation. The description is based on three resources: my personal experience as a cellist; the third person experiences of other musicians I have interviewed on that topic since 2010 (cf. https://www.davydov.bzh/en/interviews/); and the Husserlian corpus.

Publications

2024:

  • « “Notre secours est dans le nom du Seigneur, qui a fait le ciel et la terre” – Le Cantique de frère Soleil de François d’Assise comme chemin de vie » W. L. Conelly, D. Cambria (ed.) in Crossing: The INPR Journal, forthcoming, 2024.
  • “On the phenomenological interiority of the inner song of the interpreter”, About Performance, S. Grant, I. Mawell (ed.),Sydney University Press, forthcoming, 2024.

Conferences and Presentations

2025:

  • “Reading the lives of the saints to grow closer to Christ – Imitating the disciple to become Christ-like.”, Fordham University Conference, “Phenomenology, Religious Experience and Music Practice” Fordham University, June 14-17th 2025 Conference.

2024:

  • « “Notre secours est dans le nom du Seigneur, qui a fait le ciel et la terre” – Le Cantique de frère Soleil de François d’Assise comme chemin de vie » INPR Annual Conference.

2021:

  • “The Inner Rhythm as the Foundation of the Inner Song”, Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, 2021 Conference.
  • “Anticipation in Music Performance: Listening to the Inner Song Ahead of Its Realization in Performance”, NUIG-IPS-BPS, “The Future as Present Concern”, 2021 Conference.
  • “The Performance Attitude and its two Phenomena”, The Law Chair Philosophy Foundation, 2021 Workshop.
  • “Grasping the Inner Song through the Method of the Phenomenological Epoché; From the Subjective Experience of the Object to its Eidetic Description”, Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, “Methodology in Interdisciplinary Phenomenology”, 2021 Conference.

2020:

  • “Phenomenological Description of the Notion of Inner Song: Doing Phenomenology to Understand Music Practice”, British Society for Phenomenology, “Engaged phenomenology”, 2020 Conference.

Works in progress

2017-: Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit: Adjunct teaching.

2010-: Interviews with international professional musicians in French, English and Italian about the phenomenon of Inner Song : https://www.davydov.bzh/en/interviews/.

Honors and Awards

  • Part-Time Faculty Mission Award, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA (Academical Year 2024-2025)
  • McAnulty Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA; Awarded annually to one PhD. Candidate of the college of Liberal Art (Academical Year 2020-2021)
  • Lambert F. Minucci Endowed Fellowship, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA; Awarded annually to three PhD. Candidate of Duquesne University (Fall 2019)
  • EU Erasmus Mundus Masters Fellowship at Karl University, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, Hosei University, Tokyo, JAPON, and Universität Wuppertal, GERMANY; Awarded to six M.A. applicants from EU countries, max. of one fellowship per country; First rank (Academical Years 2011-2013)
  • EU Erasmus visiting fellowship at Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Awarded to three M.A student from Paris-Sorbonne IV (Academical Year 2009-2010)
  • Intensive language course in Italian, at Università per Stranieri, Perugia, ITALY (July 2009)

Teaching Experience

2017-: Adjunct at Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit.

2025:

  • Spring:
    • PHIL 170: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
    • PHIL 160: “Reason and Illusion”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)

2024:

  • Fall:
    • PHIL 170: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
    • PHIL 160: “Reason and Illusion”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
  • Spring:
    • BRDG 105P: “Introduction to Ethics”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
    • PHIL 170: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)

2023:

  • Fall:
    • BRDG 105P: “Introduction to Ethics”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
    • PHIL 170: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)

2022:

  • Spring:
    • BRDG 105P: “Introduction to Ethics”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)
    • PHIL 251: “Advanced Ethics”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Asynchronous Online Class)

2017-2019:

  • Spring and Fall 2019:
    • UCOR 132: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2 different classes).
  • Spring and Fall 2018:
    • UCOR 132: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2 different classes).
  • Spring and Fall 2017:
    • UCOR 132: “Introduction to Philosophy”, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2 different classes).

2023-: Online instructor at the Centre d’Enseignement de Théologie à Distance (under the supervision of the Institut Catholique de Paris)

2025:

  • Spring:
    • “Freedom – What can I do?” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Ethics – What should I do?” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Politics – How to live together?” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)

2024:

  • Fall:
    • “Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Introduction to Modern Philosophy” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
  • Spring:
    • “Subject – Who am I ? ”, (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Athanasius of Alexandria” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Introduction to Medieval Philosophy”, (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)
    • “Ireneus of Lyon” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov)

2023:

  • Fall:
    • “Introduction to Ancient Philosophy” (Asynchronous Online Class, in collaboration with Valentin Davydov).

Work Experience

Translations:

2022-2023:

  • From German into French – www.profemina.org.
    • “Délivrez-nous du mal”, Appendix in Yves Chiron, Exorciste, vingt siècles de lutte contre le diable, Mame, Paris, 2024

Translated Books:

2017:

  • Alessandro Bertinetto, Pensée des sons: Thèmes de philosophie de la musique, Paris, Delatour (en co-traduction avec le Dr. Julien Labia).

Translated Papers:

2018:

  • Giuseppe Giordano, “Benedetto Croce : Il dialogo con Marx tra 1895 e 1900**” (Recherches philosophiques, 1)

2016:

  • Enzo Paci « L’étude de la logique de Husserl », (Recherches Philosophiques no3).

Translated Communications:

2015:

  • Angela Ales Bello « La phénoménologie comme proposition théorique innovante dans le panorama philosophique italien », (Symposium on « Héritage et actualité de la philosophie italienne », ENS, Paris, June 27th 2015)
    • Francesco Alfieri « Tentatives d’un bilan des recherches steiniennes au niveau international, La complexe « stratification herméneutique » dans les écrits d’Edith Stein », (Symposium on, Edith Stein, Collège des Bernardins, Paris, October 2015)
    • Francesco Alfieri « Les influences de Dun Scott dans la pensée d’Edith Stein », (Symposium on Edith Stein, Collège des Bernardins, Paris, October 2015)
    • Francesco Alfieri « La dimension communautaire de la pensée d’Edith Stein, un défi pour l’éducation », (Symposium on Edith Stein, Collège des Bernardins, Paris, October 2015)

2014:

  • Carmine di Marino « Pour une généalogie de l’ipséité. Partant de Paul Ricoeur »  (Symposium on Paul Ricoeur, Paris, August 2014)
  • Donatella di Cesare « L’Être et le juif: entre Heidegger et Levinas »,  (Symposium on Heidegger, Paris, November 2014)
  • Carmelo Meazza « Le voilement de l’aporie ; Les critiques de Levinas à la tradition de l’ontologie », (Symposium on Heidegger, Paris, November 2014)

2012:

  • László Tengelyi, “Die Kategorien der Ehrahrung und das Traszendentale”, vortrag am 04. 2012 in Wuppertal (Erasmus Mundus Review Interpretationes)

Transcriptions:

  • January 2022: for Scott Lasch. Conversation between Scott Lasch and Philippe Descola.
  • November 2021: for « Exzellenzcluster Matters of Activity. Image Space Material », Humbold Universität, Berlin. Discussion between Patricia Ribault and Hugues Duffau.
  • November 2021: for « Exzellenzcluster Matters of Activity. Image Space Material », Humbold Universität, Berlin. Discussion between Patricia Ribault and Jorg Petruschat.

Interview Project on Art Practices

2021: Expansion of the scope of the interviews to include musician-phenomenologists: https://www.davydov.bzh/en/phenomenology-of-music-interviews-with-philosophers/.  

2020: Expansion of the scope of the interviews to include other artists (ceramist, woodturner, painter…): https://www.davydov.bzh/en/other-art-forms/.    

2014: Dissemination of the interviews on social networks to make artists’ knowledge available to everyone, professionals and amateurs alike (Facebook and Twitter): https://www.facebook.com/artistscraftsmeninterviews?locale=fr_FR, https://twitter.com/ellenmoysan.

2013: Expansion of the scope of the interviews to include non-string players (saxophonists, drummers, etc.) and non-classical musicians (jazz, folk music…)  

2012: Expansion of the scope of the interviews to include other string players (violinists, violists, bassists, etc.).    

2010-: Beginning of the collection of interviews with professional cellists on the phenomenon of “Inner Song” in French, Italian and English: https://www.davydov.bzh/en/interviews/.

Additional Certifications

2025-2026 : CrMS Fertility Care Practitioner, Omaha, NE, USA
Membership:

  • American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals
  • NaproFrance
  • Focus Fertilité

Language education

  • French (Native)
  • German (Fluent)
  • English (Fluent)
  • Italian (Fluent)
  • Russian (Basic)
  • Latin (Basic)

Artistic education

  • Cello (Advanced level)
  • Chamber Music (Regular practice)
  • Singing (Currently soprano in the choir of Saint Patern, Vannes, FRANCE)
  • Pontian Lyra (Basic level)
  • Ballet dancing (Intermediate level)
  • Tango (Basic level)

References

Research

  • Dr. Lanei Rodemeyer (rodemeyer@duq.edu); Associate Professor of Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
  • Dr. Frederik Evans (evansf@duq.edu); Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
  • Dr. Jay Lampert (lampertj@duq.edu); Professor of Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
  • Dr. Alessandro Bertinetto; Professor of Philosophy, Università di Torino, Italy.
  • Dr. Emmanuel Falque; Professor of Philosophy, Institut Catholique de Paris, France.

Teaching

  • Dr. Daniel Selcer (selcerd@duq.edu); Associate Professor of Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Dr. James Swindal (swindalj@duq.edu); Professor of Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA.

https://duq.academia.edu/EMoysan/CurriculumVitae