Literature as a means of expanding phenomenal knowledge

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/1982-6850.2022.256831

Keywords:

experience, phenomenal knowledge, phenomenal consciousness, literature, epistemology

Abstract

How do we obtain and share knowledge about the phenomenal and qualitative aspects of a given experience? In this study, we discuss this issue and  elaborate  some  fundamental  parameters  for  the  epistemology  of phenomenal knowledge. The work dialogues with Cath's (2019) model for categorization of knowledge of experiences. We suggest that phenomenal knowledge follows a structure by degrees and that it is possible to make epistemic and phenomenal progress towards a given experience without having that experience for yourself. We also discuss the role of the arts, and more specifically of literature, in the face of the epistemology that we propose.

Author Biographies

Marco Aurélio Sousa Alves, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ)

Prof. Dr.; Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Departamento de Filosofia e Métodos (DFIME); Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PPGFIL-UFSJ); Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação do Departamento de Filosofia (POSDEFIL-UFOP); Agência de fomento: CNPq;

João César Ramos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Doutorando. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia; Linha de Lógica, Ciência, Mente e Linguagem; Agência de fomento: CAPES;

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2023-01-12

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Vol. 1 No. 32 (2022): Dossiê temático: Literatura e cognição

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