Husserl / David Woodruff Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, David Woodruff, 1944-

Series:

Routledge philosophers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938.

Husserl, Edmund.

Physical Description:

xvii, 474 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

This second edition of David Woodruff Smith's stimulating introduction to Husserl has been fully updated and includes a new ninth chapter featuring contemporary issues confronting Husserl's phenomenology. It introduces the whole of Edmund Husserl's thought, demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on ontology and epistemology, as well as ethical theory, 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, Smith introduces Husserl's conception of phenomenology, explaining his innovative theories of intentionality, objectivity, subjectivity, and intersubjectivity. In subsequent chapters Smith covers Husserl's logic, metaphysics, realism and transcendental idealism, epistemology, and (meta)ethics. Finally, the author assesses the significance and implications of Husserl's work for contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Also included is a timeline, glossary, and extensive suggestions for further reading, making Husserl, second edition, essential reading for anyone interested in phenomenology, twentieth-century philosophy, and the continuing influence of this eminent philosopher. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Husserl's life and works 11

2 Husserl's philosophical system 40

3 Logic: meaning in language, mind, and science 82

4 Ontology: essences and categories, minds and bodies 129

5 Phenomenology I: the new science of conscious experience 180

6 Phenomenology II: intentionality, method, and theory 226

7 Epistemology: beyond rationalism, empiricism, and Kantianism 300

8 Ethics: values founded in experience 339

9 Husserl's legacy and Husserlian philosophy today 383.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415622561

0415622565

9780415622578

0415622573

0203742958

9780203742952

OCLC:

833629851

Publisher Number:

40022616982