Unaddressed and Invisible. A Phenomenological Interpretation of the Motif of „Unaddressed Phenomena“ in Adolf Portmannʼs Biology Cover Image

Neadresné a neviditelné. K fenomenologické interpretaci motivu „neadresných jevů“ v biologii Adolfa Portmanna
Unaddressed and Invisible. A Phenomenological Interpretation of the Motif of „Unaddressed Phenomena“ in Adolf Portmannʼs Biology

Author(s): Martin Nitsche
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: phenomenology; Portmann

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the interpretation of the motif of unaddressed phenomena in the dialogue between Adolf Portmann’s thought and phenomenology. It establishes the closeness between Portmann andphenomenology, not in the foundation of phenomenality, but rather in employing nonaddressedness for interpreting phenomenality’s meaning. The concept of invisibility, especially in M. Merleau-Ponty and M. Henry, is considered as a phenomenological parallel to nonaddressedness. Both nonaddressedness and invisibility determine a layered perceptual environment that is based neither on representation of the perceived in a perceiving subject nor on an objective, causally interrelated system of functional relations.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 62
  • Page Range: 51-74
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Czech