Imersja, afordancje i jakości metafizyczne Ingardena
Immersion, Affordances, and Ingarden’s Metaphysical Qualities

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the conceptualization of metaphysical qualities in Roman Ingarden’s literary theory in the context of cognitive affordances and literary immersion. Although originally philosophical, Ingarden’s notion of metaphysical qualities is reinterpreted here in terms of contemporary research on 4E cognition and intersubjectivity. The author combines the phenomenological ontology of the literary work with Gibson’s affordance theory, indicating that schematic intentional objects and metaphysical qualities can be seen in the new theoretical frame as cognitive capabilities of the recipient. The discussion also compares Walter Benjamin's concepts of narrative and contemporary research on daydreams as forms of immersive imagination. The article draws attention to the interaction between text and recipient as a process of creating meanings and super-aesthetic values that transcend the boundaries of the literary medium. In conclusion, the author postulates a new research perspective for literary and cultural studies, integrating phenomenology, cognitive science, and ecological theory of perception.

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