Abstract
Hermann Schmitz, a representative figure of new phenomenology, proposes the concept “free quale”— as a felt phenomenon detached from the object yet directly perceptible. It constitutes an independent aesthetic object that frees the quale from the constraints of situation and things through a special mode of “out—from—the—felt—body” perception. The free quale is neither the result of abstract analysis nor merely inherent in the subject's consciousness; rather, it arises from the joint activity of subject and object. It can evoke an infinite sense of space, underscore the immediacy of time dimension and generate the ecstasy of selflessness. The appearance of the free quale discloses the unique interactive relationship between body and object within aesthetic activity and expands the range of aesthetic objects. It is not an aesthetic object in the ordianry sense, but a non—objective object.
Keywords
free quale, Hermann Schmitz, new phenomenology, aesthetic object
First Page
158
Last Page
168
Recommended Citation
Sheng, Yinghan. 2025. "Free Quale: The Aesthetic Object under the Purview of New Phenomenology." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 45, (6): pp.158-168. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol45/iss6/16
