Husserl and the A Priori
Title | Husserl and the A Priori PDF eBook |
Author | Daniele De Santis |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 331 |
Release | 2021-06-09 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 303069528X |
This book presents a systematic discussion of the development of Husserl’s concept of the a priori from his early and through his later writings. The chapters contained herein analyze the different phases and aspects of Husserl’s phenomenology of the a priori in light of his twofold notion of reason, construed as both ontological and transcendental. Starting from the assessment of the introduction of the notion of a priori knowledge in the context of the Logical Investigations, this text uniquely explores its development during the Göttingen years. It is at this time during his work on The Crisis of European Sciences, that Husserl comes to see the a priori as a criterion to interpret the history of philosophy, notably, modern philosophy. This book sheds light upon such concepts as: essence and eidos; ideation, eidetic attitude and eidetic reduction; as well as formal and material, innate and contingent a priori. The author argues that the a priori becomes for Husserl the expression of an ontological form of rationality, i.e., the rationality immanent to being. This book appeals to students and researchers working on Husserl and phenomenology.
Phenomenology and Imagination in Husserl and Heidegger
Title | Phenomenology and Imagination in Husserl and Heidegger PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Elliott |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 198 |
Release | 2004-11-30 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1134347650 |
Phenomenology is one of the most pervasive and influential schools of thought in twentieth-century European philosophy. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the idea of the imagination in Husserl and Heidegger. The author also locates phenomenology within the broader context of a philosophical world dominated by Kantian thought, arguing that the location of Husserl within the Kantian landscape is essential to an adequate understanding of phenomenology both as an historical event and as a legacy for present and future philosophy.
Subjectivity and Lifeworld in Transcendental Phenomenology
Title | Subjectivity and Lifeworld in Transcendental Phenomenology PDF eBook |
Author | Sebastian Luft |
Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | 464 |
Release | 2011-10-31 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0810127431 |
The purpose of the text is threefold: 1] to contribute to the renaissance of Husserl interpretation around a) the continuing publication of Husserl's manuscripts and b) his unpublished manuscripts; 2] to account for the historical origins and influence of the phenomenological project by articulating Husserl's relationship to authors before and after him; 3] to argue for the viability of the phenomenological project as conceived by Husserl in his later years. In regard to the last purpose, Luft's main argument shows that Husserlian phenomenology is not exhausted in the Cartesian (early) perspective, which is indeed its weakest and most vulnerable perspective. Husserlian phenomenology is a robust and philosophically necessary perspective when taken from its hermeneutic (late) perspective. And the ultimate point Luft makes in the text is that Husserl's hermeneutic phenomenology is distinct from other hermeneutic philosophers, namely, Cassirer, Heidegger and Gadamer. Unlike them, Husserl's focus centers on the work the subject must do in order to uncover the prejudices that guide his/her unreflective relationship to the world. In making his argument, Luft also demonstrates that there is a deep consistency within Husserl's own writings-from early to late-around the guiding themes of: 1] the natural attitude; 2] the need and function of the epoché; and 3] the split between egos, where the transcendental self (distinct from the natural self) is seen as the fundamental ability we all have to inquire into the genesis of our tradition-laden attitudes toward the world.
Apriori and World
Title | Apriori and World PDF eBook |
Author | W. Mckenna |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9400982011 |
The Sources of Husserl’s 'Ideas I'
Title | The Sources of Husserl’s 'Ideas I' PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea Staiti |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 484 |
Release | 2018-05-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3110551594 |
Despite an ever-growing scholarly interest in the work of Edmund Husserl and in the history of the phenomenological movement, much of the contemporaneous scholarly context surrounding Husserl's work remains shrouded in darkness. While much has been written about the critiques of Husserl's work associated with Heidegger, Levinas, and Sartre, comparatively little is known of the debates that Husserl was directly involved in. The present volume addresses this gap in scholarship by presenting a comprehensive selection of contemporaneous responses to Husserl's work. Ranging in date from 1906 to 1917, these texts bookend Husserl's landmark Ideas for a Pure Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy (1913). The selection encompasses essays that Husserl responded to directly in the Ideas I, as well as a number of the critical and sympathetic essays that appeared in the wake of its publication. Significantly, the present volume also includes Husserl's subsequent responses to his critics. All of the texts included have been translated into English for the first time, introducing the reader to a wide range of long-neglected material that is highly relevant to contemporary debates regarding the meaning and possibility of phenomenology.
Phenomenology to the Letter
Title | Phenomenology to the Letter PDF eBook |
Author | Philippe P. Haensler |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 7 |
Release | 2020-11-23 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3110652471 |
Regarding philosophical importance, Edmund Husserl is arguably "the" German export of the early twentieth century. In the wake of the linguistic turn(s) of the humanities, however, his claim to return to the "Sachen selbst" became metonymic for the neglect of language in Western philosophy. This view has been particularly influential in post-structural literary theory, which has never ceased to attack the supposed "logophobie" of phenomenology. "Phenomenology to the Letter. Husserl and Literature" challenges this verdict regarding the poetological and logical implications of Husserl’s work through a thorough re-examination of his writing in the context of literary theory, classical rhetoric, and modern art. At issue is an approach to phenomenology and literature that does not merely coordinate the two discourses but explores their mutual implication. Contributions to the volume attend to the interplay between phenomenology and literature (both fiction and poetry), experience and language, as well as images and embodiment. The volume is the first of its kind to chart a phenomenological approach to literature and literary approach to phenomenology. As such it stands poised to make a novel contribution to literary studies and philosophy.
Normativity and Phenomenology in Husserl and Heidegger
Title | Normativity and Phenomenology in Husserl and Heidegger PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Crowell |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 339 |
Release | 2013-04-25 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1107035449 |
Demonstrates how phenomenology constructively addresses problems in philosophy of mind, moral psychology and philosophy of action.