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Between Persistence and Transcendence: Honey as a Border Phenomenon in the Philosophy of Being, Time and Cognition
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This article attempts a philosophical reinterpretation of honey as a unique material phenomenon that reveals fundamental tensions present in reflections on being, time, cognition, and meaning. The starting point is the archaeological discovery of preserved honey in Tutankhamun’s tomb, which – despite thousands of years – has not degraded. This phenomenon is analyzed from metaphysical, epistemological, and phenomenological perspectives. In the subsequent sections, honey is interpreted as a phenomenon bordering on entropy, an object of cognitive tension between experience and reason, a figure of meaning transcending biological necessity, and a mediating symbol between life and death. Ultimately, the author argues that honey’s materiality not only does not exclude reference to transcendence but can constitute its immanent trace. The article aligns with the philosophy of nature and phenomenology, demonstrating that even seemingly banal objects of the material world can become a privileged site for reflection on the structure of reality.
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honey, ontology, time, entropy, phenomenology, transcendence, cognition, funeral symbolismDetails
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