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Husserl / David Woodruff Smith.
LIBRA B3279.H94 S54 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, David Woodruff, 1944-
- Series:
- Routledge philosophers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938.
- Husserl, Edmund.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 467 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- Summary:
- Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Founder of the phenomenology movement, his thinking influenced Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty and Derrida. In this stimulating introduction, David Woodruff Smith introduces the whole of Husserl's thought, demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on ontology and epistemology. and on philosophy of logic, mathematics and science. Starting with an overview of Husserl's life and works, and his place in twentieth century philosophy and in western philosophy as a whole, David Woodruff Smith introduces Husserl's concept of phenomenology, explaining his influential theories of intentionality, objectivity and subjectivity.
- In subsequent chapters he covers Husserl's logic, metaphysics, realism and transcendental idealism, and epistemology. Finally, he assesses the significance and implications of Husserl's work for contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Including a timeline, glossary and extensive suggestions for further reading. Husserl will be essential reading for anyone interested in Husserl, phenomenology and twentieth century philosophy.
- Contents:
- Husserl's life and works
- Husserl's philosophical system
- Logic : meaning in language, mind, and science
- Ontology : essences and categories, minds and bodies
- Phenomenology I : the new science of conscious experience
- Phenomenology II : intentionality, method, and theory
- Epistemology : beyond rationalism, empiricism, and Kantianism
- Ethics : values founded in experience
- Husserl's legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-462) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415289742
- 9780415289740
- 0415289750
- 9780415289757
- 0203968433
- 9780203968437
- OCLC:
- 64554854
- Online:
- Publisher description
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