Unended Being: A Phenomenological Reflection in Sentence–Commentary Form

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Authors: David (Daoud) Matta
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Abstract

This paper presents a phenomenological reflection on pre-reflective being using a sentence–commentary structure. Rather than advancing an argument or theory, it preserves lived articulation through verbatim statements followed by reflective commentary that opens rather than concludes. The approach extends Husserl's epoché beyond the natural attitude to bracket propositional expectation itself, while heeding Heidegger's insight that Being withdraws from objectifying thought and Henry's recognition of a manifestation prior to intentionality. Drawing methodologically from the phenomenological tradition while departing from its argumentative conventions, the paper employs a form that mirrors its content: what cannot be concluded is not concluded. The work situates itself in relation to other fragmentary philosophical forms—Heraclitus, Wittgenstein, Zen—while clarifying its distinctively phenomenological character. The aim is not explanation or closure, but fidelity to experience prior to identification, opposition, or conceptual stabilization. The text does not finish; it stops.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy Ethics and Existentialism

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Preprint