Phenomenology and the Digital World: Problems and Perspectives

Abstract The last years’ achievements in neuroscience are key for a philosophical analysis focused on the mind-body problem, such as phenomenological approach. digital evolution, one hand, faces us with interaction between world of reality and possibility. This means more than mere coexistence these two dimensions. Rather, concrete feedback occurs among them, this brings out unprecedented unavoidable issues regard to perceptual processes. On other evolution allows analyzing data monitoring environmental systems, thus reasoning predictive way, anticipating problems, checking ex ante their outcomes. Neuroscience, its part, experiments Libet subsequent interpretations, has highlighted consciousness unconscious made ballistic automatic processes, which constitutes starting phase our decisions actions. further confirmed that sequential linear thinking is unable address brain-environment relationship understanding any cognitive process. confirms relevance different aspects Husserl’s phenomenology. There is, however, “but,” significantly reduces extent adherence his point view. Husserl assumed an implicit horizon precedes or accompanies acts conscience. material, impressional, passive, receptive, and, some tacit dimension, strictly connected issue genesis, i.e. process constitution analyzed entities. Thus, he drew clear dividing line dimension phases self-controlling, vigilant conscience activity. In fact, approach problem mainly oriented toward phases.