Open AccessObserving a Phenomenological Approach
Author(s) -
Pedro M. S. Alves
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
phainomenon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2183-0142
pISSN - 0874-9493
DOI - 10.2478/phainomenon-2012-0021
Subject(s) - sketch , consciousness , id, ego and super ego , psychology , connection (principal bundle) , aesthetics , virtual world , adventure , literal and figurative language , cognitive science , psychoanalysis , computer science , art , artificial intelligence , philosophy , human–computer interaction , linguistics , engineering , structural engineering , algorithm , neuroscience
I sketch an analysis of observing as a particular attitude one can take regarding the surrounding world. I stress some particular features of observation, like the cancelling of the vital engagement. in the world, and the delight that pure observation involves. Then I move to a description of figurative consciousness and its image-world. In the final part, 1 try to show how watching movies displays a new type of observation, based on the empathic connection with the characters, the emergence of a virtual body, and a self-decentered life, where the ego is not an onlooker, but something like an “ in-looker”.