Phenomenology and delicacy: what does it mean to return to things themselves?

o que significa retornar às coisas mesmas?

Authors

  • Marco Casanova Rio de Janeiro State University image/svg+xml , National Council for Scientific and Technological Development image/svg+xml , Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior image/svg+xml , Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/5c8v1724

Keywords:

Phenomenology, things themselves, vision of essences, hermeneutics, delicacy, splendor

Abstract

This article first investigates the phenomenological model for describing phenomena with a view to the possibility of a non-invasive, reserved, and delicate relationship with them. After presenting, in a synthetic way, the central elements of the Husserlian phenomenological method and moving towards an understanding of the hermeneutical transformation of phenomenology undertaken by the work of Martin Heidegger, what we seek above all is to highlight to what extent non-invasiveness allows us to speak of a full recovery of the ideal content of our experiences, of an apprehension of the very truth of what is experienced. This gives rise to the connection between delicacy and truth. Finally, based on the relationship achieved between phenomenology, delicacy, and truth, we seek to consider positive possibilities for promoting alternative ways of dealing with contemporary emptiness in harmony with the potentiation of our experiences through delicacy, joie de vivre, and splendor. 

Published

28/07/2026

How to Cite

CASANOVA, Marco. Phenomenology and delicacy: what does it mean to return to things themselves? o que significa retornar às coisas mesmas?. Aoristo - International Journal of Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Metaphysics, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 2, p. 28–48, 2026. DOI: 10.48075/5c8v1724. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/aoristo/article/view/38138. Acesso em: 7 aug. 2026.