At the Dawn of Asubjective Phenomenology
Riccardo Paparusso
The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy October 21, 2026 DOI: 10.4324/9781042011384-21 (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 | Argues that Patočka's 1931 dissertation contains an autonomous phenomenological theory built on two elements: a non-transcendental, finite consciousness whose temporality derives from a more original duration of life (Bergson's "vital impulse"), and an account of the origin of manifestation that coincides with that same "vital impulse." |
Abstract
This chapter aims to reconstruct the autonomous phenomenological theory that Patočka subtly articulates in his 1931 dissertation The Concept of Evidence and Its Significance for Noetics . This proposal is based on two fundamental elements: the first consists of a non-transcendental phenomenological consciousness, which is finite because its temporality derives from a duration more original than that of consciousness—the duration of life, specifically the “vital impulse” discussed by Bergson in Creative Evolution . The second element concerns the origin of manifestation, which coincides precisely with the “vital impulse,” that vital–biological current that spreads incessantly through the infinite multiplicity of organisms.
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