Existence and consciousness: the revival of phenomenology - Shayea Al-Waqyan

The book addresses some problems that resulted from the perfect turn of phenomenology, which is its secret. The most prominent of these is the slipping into a kind of cognitive subjectivity that makes the self a source of meaning and even a source of existence as well. The book develops the concept of the thing-in-itself (noumenon) in Kant and attempts to find clear proofs for it. The thing-in-itself is the starting point of phenomenology as a continuation and surpassing of it at the same time. The book also presents a new conception of existence that paves the way for establishing a form of realistic thought that faded with the successive shocks of postmodernist thought. Existence and consciousness: a continuation of phenomenology. Shayea Al-Waqyan, Shayea bin Hadhal Al-Waqyan, is a columnist who writes weekly articles in the Al-Akhbar newspaper. These articles address philosophical, scientific, and critical issues, some of which relate to political and social matters. He contributed to founding the Riyadh Philosophical Circle and remains an active member.