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This collection of philosophical entries explores the relationship between phenomenon and essence, positing that human knowledge is fundamentally confined to phenomena—defined as everything perceivable—while essence remains the unknowable, intrinsic quality of an object that generates these phenomena. The author argues that direct access to essence is impossible without forfeiting subjectivity, though humanity can progressively expand its perception of phenomena through scientific and technological advancement, thereby approaching a more complete understanding.

The work introduces a model of subjectivity that distinguishes between the “common subject,” who mistakenly believes essence precedes existence, and the “authentic subject,” who, through a process of “subjective awakening” akin to Heideggerian Angst, understands that existence precedes essence. This framework is situated within a broader analysis of social subjectivity and the developmental process of a being from object to subject and back to object through life and death.

Culminating in a “Composite Model,” the author refines the theory by differentiating between subjective phenomena (those already perceived by humans) and objective phenomena (those that exist but are not yet perceived). The progression of knowledge is framed as the continual conversion of objective phenomena into subjective ones. Within this model, essence is the ultimate, inaccessible layer. Any human-derived understanding of it—such as the atomic theory—is termed a “subjective essence”: a functional model that generates predictable phenomena but can never be proven to be identical to the true, objective essence.

The full paper, authored by myself (not AI) and translated into English by AI (may not be accurate), is available for review below: