THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE: FROM ABSENCE TO PRIMACY
THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE: FROM ABSENCE TO PRIMACY

Summary/Abstract: Although the phenomenology of perception was not explicitly explained in ancient philosophy due to shortage of terminology and/or interest, the more phenomenological aspects of perceptual experience became an issue of significant importance in contemporary theorizing on perception. This paper first attempts to answer the question of why phenomenology was deemed as a subject of disinterest in the ancient thinkers’ account on perception. Second, it examines the utilization of phenomenology in ancient philosophers’ description of perceptual experience. Third, the paper follows the actual origin, development and importance of phenomenological perception in modern philosophy. The paper ends with an argument on the relevance of phenomenology as a philosophy of experience in modern literary works. The focus narrows to the major concerns and philosophers in relation to phenomenology.

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