Gabriel Catren Bücher

Gabriel Catren, a philosopher and physicist at the Institut SPHERE, addresses the profound crisis of modernity characterized by the erosion of foundational beliefs and the disorientation of reference points, echoing the sentiments of great poets and thinkers. In this insightful philosophical work, Catren presents a novel “phenoumenodelic” approach to counter this unsettling ungrounding, rejecting both unchecked contingency and arbitrary re-establishment. Drawing on a deep understanding of major modern philosophical currents, he skillfully combines Kantian transcendentalism with Spinozan immanentism, phenomenological reduction with scientific realism. Catren contends that the ideals of Truth, Beauty, Justice, and Love need not be forsaken amid the “exquisite crisis” of our time. Instead, he interprets the “shipwreck” as a suspension of finite subjectivity, revealing a “phenoumenodelic pleroma” filled with unprecedented possibilities. In this ambitious work, Catren seeks to renew transcendental philosophy, reconfiguring the core elements of modern thought into a compelling new framework, and introducing a vibrant array of concepts to explore the expansive realm of this “worldless daydream.”