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In this contribution I propose a contemporary reading of the ontological dimension of Max Scheler’s early phenomenology of sense perception. My examination will start with a brief informal explanation of this theory, and his scientific and philosophical sources. The second step will be the introduction of some elements of Formal Philosophy (FP): this piece of research will focus on N. B. Cocchiarella’s interpretation of FP and it will allow me to introduce the concept of a Philosophical Formal Ontology (PFO) in comparison with the computational one (CO). Finally, the third step will be the construction of a semi-formalized model of Scheler’s early phenomenology of sense perception. Here I will use a dynamic-epistemic version of the modal calculus KT5.
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In spite of the fact that in the Formalismus Scheler refers to Erkenntis und Arbeit as a soon-to-be-published book (1916, 153), the book’s first draft is datable only between 1923 and 1925.
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These modifications presuppose a deep rethinking of ontological categories and scientific data and mainly concern the interpretation of the concepts of “corporal thing” (Koerperding) and “perceptual form” (Form) (Scheler, 1979).
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Properzi, M. (2021). Phenomenology and Formal Ontology: A Theoretical Model of Max Scheler’s Early Phenomenology of Sense Perception. In: Hornbuckle, C.A., Smith, J.S., Smith, W.S. (eds) Phenomenology of the Object and Human Positioning. Analecta Husserliana, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66437-4_5
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