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In spite of the many important findings made within the theory of emotions, scholars still struggle to coherently account for the unique structure of disg ust or determine its essence. In contrast to much o f the contemporary literature on disgust, I aim to sh w that, through employing the phenomenological method in his 1929 essay “ Disgust” (Der Ekel ), Aurel Kolnai was able to grasp the real significanc e of the phenomenon of disgust. The current study aim s to clarify and present Kolnai’s insight into the nature of disgust wherein the latter is first and f oremost conceived as an ambivalent, multifaceted, but coherent phenomenon. Namely, as a defense mecha nism that reacts against the proximity of a disturbing object charged with an ambiguous value o f confusion that fluctuates between surplus of life and intention towards death. In order to achie ve this goal, I present Kolnai’s notion of disgust by first focusing on the foreground of the phenomena o f disgust: the essential features of the intentiona l content of disgust, the object of disgust in partic ular. I then present and analyze the life-death complex as the underlying structures of the viscera l sense of disgust. Lastly, I show how the lifedeath complex relates to the visceral sense of disg ust, thereby affirming the coherence of disgust.

HIDDEN FOUNDATIONS OF DISGUST: REEVALUATING THE EXISTENTIAL NATURE OF DISGUST