// Conceptual Positions
Phenomenological Perspective
6 topics
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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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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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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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Memories of Collecting Stones in Childhood
The very act of "picking up" a stone is the first philosophical act of touching the world with one's own hands.
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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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Where Does the Belief "This Is Impossible for Me" Come From?
The view that emphasizes the 'feeling' of the belief and introspectively explores the source of the bodily sensation or emotion of 'I can't.' By carefully describing the 'restlessness in the chest' or 'hands won't move' before starting to make, the roots of the belief are revealed.