Analytic Phenomenology
Oxford Scholarship Online August 24, 2017 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190677015.003.0010 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Proposes that analytic phenomenology, which uses introspective data about consciousness as a foundation for metaphysical inquiry, could revolutionize analytic metaphysics if properly appreciated. |
Abstract
This chapter outlines a consciousness-based approach to metaphysics: analytic phenomenology. Chapter 5 argued that introspection reveals the essential nature of our conscious states. Analytic phenomenology builds on this, taking our introspective grasp of the nature of consciousness as a crucial source of data for metaphysical enquiry. This methodology is explored in relation to contemporary debates on composition, and a phenomenological argument for presentism is outlined to give an example of how analytic phenomenology might be applied outside of the mind–body problem. The datum of consciousness is hugely neglected in contemporary philosophy; proper appreciation of it has the potential to revolutionize metaphysics in the analytic tradition.
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