// Conceptual Positions
Phenomenological Perspective
6 topics
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The Primitive Desire to Simply Warm the Body
Feeling warmth is the most primitive form of contact with the world. Through the contrast of cold and warmth, one physically senses the boundary between self and world.
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What Do We Receive When We Receive Something Handmade?
The view that emphasizes the 'feeling' at the moment of receiving a handmade item. When seeing or touching the thing, the 'warmth' or 'feeling of being cherished' that wells up in the chest is grasped not as theory but as lived experience. Description of the experience of the thing 'speaking' to you.
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Why Do Whispering Voices Bring a Sense of Security?
Whispering delivers the presence of another who is 'here but not intrusive', providing a safe space for the listener.
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The Sensation of Self-Transformation Upon Wearing Clothes
Focuses on the 'lived experience' of the moment clothes are put on. Describes how bodily perception changes and a new sense of self emerges.
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The Experience of Letting Go of Something in an Onsen
The bodily sensation of soaking itself grounds the letting-go experience. Warmth, buoyancy, and blurred vision create 'another self' detached from the everyday self.
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About How the Appearance of a Stone Changes Depending on the Light
The change in the stone depending on lighting is not the 'essence' of the object but a phenomenon created by the relationship between the observer and light. It is a position that values the perceptual experience itself moment by moment.