Marion, God and Negative Certainty

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 20, 272 - 288, 05.12.2025

Şeyma Demirtaş

Abstract

In this article, the phenomenological possibility of knowing God will be examined by taking Marion’s concept of negative certainty as the focal point. To this end, Marion’s understanding of phenomenon and his notion of givenness will first be addressed, followed by a discussion of the epistemological status of negative certainty. In this framework, Marion’s analysis of the mode of givenness within the phenomenal structure of the self will be presented, and finally, an evaluation will be made of what kind of possibility of knowing the concept of negative certainty opens for the phenomenon of God.

Keywords

Philosophy of Religion , Phenomenology , Knowing God , Negative Certainty , Jean-Luc Marion

Ethical Statement

This article was prepared in accordance with scientific and ethical principles.

Marion, Tanrı ve Negatif Kesinlik

Abstract

Bu makalede, Marion’un negatif kesinlik kavramı merkeze alınarak Tanrı’yı bilmenin fenomenolojik imkânı incelenecektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, öncelikle Marion’un fenomen anlayışı ve verililik düşüncesi ele alınacak, ardından negatif kesinliğin epistemolojik statüsü tartışılacaktır. Bu doğrultuda Marion’un benliğin fenomenal yapısındaki verilme biçimini çözümlemesi ortaya konulacak ve son olarak negatif kesinlik kavramının Tanrı fenomeni için ne tür bir bilme imkânı açtığı değerlendirilecektir.

Keywords

Din Felsefesi , Fenomenoloji , Tanrı’yı Bilmek , Negatif Kesinlik , Jean-Luc Marion

Ethical Statement

Bu makalenin hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulmuştur.

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