Month: July 2023| 1000wordphilosophy.com
This essay introduces French philosopher Jean-Luc Marion's concept of "saturated phenomena"—things people seem to experience (e.g., artworks, romantic partners, spiritual realities, etc.) that “blow your mind”—an important idea in the school of philosophy known as “phenomenology.”| This essay introduces French philosopher Jean-Luc Marion's concept of "satura...
German philosopher and theologian Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) coined the term “numinous” and described numinous religious experience in his influential 1917 book "The Idea of the Holy." This essay introduces Otto’s theory.| German philosopher and theologian Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) coined the term “...