Why Study Phenomenology and The Turn to Religion

Conor Cunningham introduces the work of the French philosopher Michel Henry (1922-2002) and the contribution that he made to theology. Henry’s work, he argues, can be seen as an attempt to draw out the implications of the statement in John’s gospel: ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’ (Jn 14:6).

[@innershifttv]

Although my independent work at Mt. Holyoke in 1976 was aligned with Michael Henry's, his books hadn't been translated into English. My professors did not understand what I was writing about. Sadly, it wasn't until 2008 that I read Material Phenomenology. Of course my mind was blown that Henry was speaking my language. Sadly by that time he was already dead. I hope to attend one of the Henry Symposiums in Montpellier some day.

[@nathantonning]

Fascinating discussion!

[@Brunofromaraguari]

My research in my master degree in Brazil is about Michel Henry, and I am linking his thought very much. He is a great philosopher.

[@tatsumakisempyukaku]

Saw this a while ago with little phenomenology under my belt. But right now I have much more phenomenological understanding. I’m even reading Don idhes book, “ experimental phenomenology” towards the end of chapter 2 of this book Don I seems to want to avoid the transcendental ego of HUSSERL. He wants to say that the concrete ego is all there is but then makes the move to say that in order to reflect upon our own experience, in other words in order to make our experience a Noema for the concrete ego, the concrete ego must perform “an internal distancing,“that is to say the ego must transcend itself in order to make itself an object for itself, by itself. And so, it does appear that we must have a transcendence of some kind that allows for us to be, or stand above ourselves to find the truth of ourselves. And so does resonates with the video in so far as the truth, T truth, is found in the transcendent and/or through the transcendent of which is may be just a type or particular. But still learning.

[@sophrapsune]

Brilliant

[@ADLocke]

Through John's Gospel, Michel Henry is engaging in "a phenomenological theology of life" in hopes of providing a descriptive analysis of what it means to "undergo one's self." As stated, Henry justifies this approach by demonstrating, that this is the only way of capturing the "lived sense" or "Lebenswelt," of the phenomenon which is life.

[@PeterPrevos]

We are not 'mere' atoms. The physicality of our body is not a value statement, it is a statement of fact. We should celebrate our physicality which causes our subjective experience. The reduction of the human to physical substance is not nihilism, it is the greatest enlightenment ever bestowed upon humanity. Once you fully embrace that fact, you are free! “I beseech you, my brothers, remain faithful to the earth, and do not believe those who speak to you of otherworldly hopes!" ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

[@jwasily]

reduce it to physics, and you will not have even a concept as earth

[@tylerdavis520]

Nietzsche was a horrible fellow

[@aisthpaoitht]

What a clown take. Reduce it to atoms and you don't even have the grounding for knowledge to begin to discuss atoms.