phenomenology
a philosophy of experience that seeks to explain the nature of things through the way people experience them
phenomenology
Phenomenology
Is a branch of modern philosophy that attempts to describe phenomena - the world of appearances- ‘as they are’, unmediated by intellectual filters.
Phenomenologists ask themselves - how can we best allow the world of objects to shine forth? Preconceptions and the intellectual apparatus are ‘bracketed out’ in an attempt to let the world
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When we are simply attentive to the raw data of sensory experience, we cultivate a quality of bare attention that is free of concepts, that doesn’t make more out of something than it actually is, that doesn’t build a story around the experience or analyze the experience or imagine a different or better scenario. It is a way of being that is free
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River Kenna https://x.com/the_wilderless
this feels connected to why I prefer sensory- and qualia-based healthcare approaches.
like, people """"""could""""" spend hundreds of hours learning how to review (often shoddy) academic papers
or they could learn to detect the felt sense of illness & remedy
Elena Lake in the forest of dangers & wondersx.com
And as far as I can tell, this "generalized" somatic resonance supercharges the skill-specific resonances as well. If you play an instrument, for example, try playing it regularly for a few weeks while letting yourself drop into how the music feels in the deep core of your body, how it changes the space around you, how it sparks memories, emotions,... See more
River Kenna • Your Body Knows What's Obvious (and so so much can be so so obvious)
The place we generally start is with the body. Do you trust it? Are you aware of its signals? Do you know how to take your phenomenology seriously and move your finger? Ironically, putting our minds before our bodies pushes us to a default where our mental pre conceptions pre empt our direct experience. We ignore the reality before us, because it... See more