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The phenomenology of unprecedented experience

ontological and cognitive wonder

Shaun Gallagher(Department of Philosophy, University of California Berkeley)Bruce JanzPatricia BockelmanLauren Reinerman-Jones

pp. 115-129

Abstract

Is wonder inconceivable? The question is not, is wonder impossible, but is it inconceivable, that is, is it impossible to put into concepts, despite the fact that clearly people experience it, and we talk and write about it? Is wonder absolutely unique to each person who experiences it? Do concepts undermine wonder as wonder, turning it into something else that might be researchable, but is no longer the original experience?

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Gallagher Shaun, Reinerman-Jones Lauren, Janz Bruce, Bockelman Patricia (2015) A neurophenomenology of awe and wonder: towards a non-reductionist cognitive science. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 115-129

DOI: 10.1057/9781137496058_6

Full citation:

Gallagher Shaun, Janz Bruce, Bockelman Patricia, Reinerman-Jones Lauren (2015) The phenomenology of unprecedented experience: ontological and cognitive wonder, In: A neurophenomenology of awe and wonder, Dordrecht, Springer, 115–129.