What is Phenomenology of Religion? (Part II): The Phenomenology of Religious Experience
Philosophy Compass February 1, 2019 DOI: 10.1111/phc3.12567 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | The article surveys and interprets the treatment of religion in contemporary French phenomenology, engaging figures such as Héring, Lévinas, Marion, Henry, Lacoste, Chrétien, and Falque, and considers how their work is appropriated in Anglophone discussions of the phenomenality of religion. |
Abstract
Abstract This article is part II of a consideration of phenomenology of religion focusing in this part on the conversation in contemporary French phenomenology. It begins with a brief comment about Heidegger's phenomenology of religious life and then engages most heavily those thinkers who discuss the phenomenon of religion in the Francophone context: Jean Héring, Emmanuel Lévinas, Jean‐Luc Marion, Michel Henry, Jean‐Yves Lacoste, Jean‐Louis Chrétien, and Emmanuel Falque. The article concludes with a brief consideration of the contemporary Anglophone conversation and the ways in which these French thinkers are appropriated in the current discussion about the phenomenality of religion.