Definition
Stuporism is the philosophy of wonder encountered in every aspect of life.
Stuporistic is a perceptual experience of enchantment and wonder that ignites a strong desire to explore and brings the person in a state of flow, feeling engaged to resolve seemingly unintelligible novelties.
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Stuporism is a cultural, philosophical, and artistic movement, which emphasizes on the embodied response; the stimulated and sustained enquiry; and the active curiosity that a person can flow into after having a stuporistic experience. Stuporism may be a response to vast and complex stimuli across all disciplines of science, all forms of art, a wide spectrum of philosophical and literary movements, and all domains of life. The main pillar is the sensational moment of ignition/spark that a person will recognize, when the “wow” moment of enthusiasm and surprise, usually connected to...
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Audiello, D., Symeonidou, A. (2022). Stuporism: The Philosophy of Wonder. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_104708-1
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