Is There“ Intentionality” in the Phenomenology of “Nonintentionality”? The Question of Intentionality in Michel Henry's Affectivity Ethics(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2024年02期
- Page:
- 157-168
- Research Field:
- 哲学研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Is There“ Intentionality” in the Phenomenology of “Nonintentionality”? The Question of Intentionality in Michel Henry's Affectivity Ethics
- Author(s):
- JIANG Haiquan
- Keywords:
- affectivity; intentionality; non-intentionality; phenomenology of life; ethics
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
- Michel Henry's phenomenology of life constitutes an immanent affectivity ethics, often categorized as a “non-intentional phenomenology”. A pivotal inquiry addressed in this paper revolves around whether intentionality is absent or holds a rightful place within Henry's affectivity ethics. Among the intertwined concepts of affectivity and intentionality, Henry himself and the subsequent interpreters have predominantly underscored the significance of affectivity in his phenomenology of life, while intentionality has frequently been overlooked. This oversight renders comprehension, and at times, misinterpretation of Henry's phenomenology challenging. Therefore, it becomes imperative to scrutinize the relationship between affectivity and intentionality within the contours of Henry's radical phenomenology, thereby thoroughly excavating the resources of this phenomenology and expanding its conception of intentionality. Especially from the perspective of ethics, when we ask what kind of life we should live, the question of transforming or expressing an affective life into an intentional existence seems to be a central one. The importance of intentionality in Henry's ethics is not limited to the transformation or expression of absolute life-although listening to the Word of Life, or “second birth” still requires the recognition of absolute life, yet this recognition alone is not sufficient in itself to immediately answer the question: “What should I do?” In other words, in the field of practical philosophy or ethics, intentionality plays a primary role.
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