Postulate of Phenomenological Ontology and Its Significance for Science and Our Worldview
Postulate of Phenomenological Ontology and Its Significance for Science and Our Worldview
Author(s): Demijan KosaticaSubject(s): Metaphysics, Epistemology, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Fakultet filozofije i religijskih znanosti, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Keywords: Consciousness; existence; phenomenological ontology; science; worldview;
Summary/Abstract: This work offers an interpretation of phenomenological ontology by formulating its fundamental propositions in order to explain their significance for science and our personal worldview. In the paper, phenomenology is understood as the proper method of ontology or the “science of being” as the most general philosophical discipline. This embodies the idea of a “first philosophy” that is free from all prejudice and that rejects or criticizes metaphysics, the subject–object dualism, empiricism, rationalism, realism, idealism, materialism, skepticism and relativism. The paper dismisses ontological objectivism as a methodological fallacy and seeks to reach a clear understanding of science, as well as of ourselves and our relation to the world. As such, it represents an introductory part of the methodology of scientific work, as well as an alternative perspective on the issues of existentialism, religion and spiritualism.
Journal: Disputatio philosophica: International Journal on Philosophy and Religion
- Issue Year: 24/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 17-41
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English