The Experience of Existential Connection as a Naturalistic Concept for Spirituality

• Autor: Braun, Ricardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Lima
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.ulima.edu.pe:article/1741
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.ulima.edu.pe/index.php/Persona/article/view/1741
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: spirituality; naturalism; existential experience; espiritualidad; naturalismo; experiencia existencial

In this paper, I propose the use of the term existential connection experience as a possible replacement of the term spirituality, to avoid religious connotations and to better represent a naturalistic fuller view of human experience. I discuss the current debate on the best term to represent the phenomenon associated to connections of the human subject with his/her own existence and their situated existence with the universe. This term, which should become a concept represents the relationship of belonginess and commitment with reality. Moreover, the existential component refers to the traditional topics dealt with by philosophical existentialism.