Some Moments of Wonder Emergent within Transcendental Phenomenological Analyses
Open Theology January 31, 2020 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0004 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA distinctive form of wonder within Husserl's transcendental phenomenology opens onto the philosophy of religion. This wonder is not directed at how things are or that they exist, but at the fundamental principle that being is inseparable from manifestation—the ancient convertibility of being with truth. Phenomenological wonder arises primarily from the correlation between being as what is made manifest and consciousness. An even more basic wonder underlies this correlation: the manifestness of first-person experience itself, within which all other wonder emerges.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Transcendental phenomenology Wonder Manifestness Metafact Edmund husserl |
| Key finding | Argues that a distinctive form of wonder in Husserl's phenomenology is directed at the correlation of being and consciousness, and that an even more fundamental wonder is the manifestness of first-person experience. |
Abstract
There is a distinctive wonder bordering on and awakening to the philosophy of religion within Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology. This is not primarily a wonder directed to how things are or that they are, but rather the wonder connected to the most fundamental principle of transcendental phenomenology. That principle is the ancient principle of the convertibility of being with what is true or the inseparability of being and manifestation. Phenomenological wonder is primarily at the correlation of being as what is true or made manifest with consciousness. And yet there is an even more basic phenomenological wonder which founds this correlation, and that is the manifestness of first-person experience within which all other wonder emerges.