Światło (w) fenomenologii
Light of (or in) phenomenology

Author(s): Daniel Roland Sobota
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: light; phenomenology; phenomenon; appearance
Summary/Abstract: Th e aim of this paper is to characterise and examine the essential and intrinsic affinity existing between the phenomenon of light and phenomenology. Starting with a brief presentation of the fundamental laws of heliologics and an outline of phenomenology of light that relates to the research of Hedwig Conrad-Martius, I try to show systematically the individual moments of phenomenology and its “object”, which is appearing and that which appears as the philosophical problems of light itself. It follows from the presented analysis that phenomenology appears as a luminous philosophy, which brings the phenomenon of light to the heights of philosophical questioning. Our considerations lead to a critical insight into the attempts to date to “detach” phenomenology from light. It transpires that staying close to light, which seems the most metaphysically fertile motive for philosophical thinking, is at the same time the most effective safeguard against the “darkness” of metaphysics.

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