Description
Book SynopsisAddresses directly the major points of difficulty faced by students of Husserl and leads them through the maze of complex ideas and language. In identifying and working through common sources of confusion arising from Husserl's philosophy, this book builds up a comprehensive overview of his thought and, more broadly, of phenomenology itself.
Trade Review'Husserl: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear, concise and accessible introduction of Husserl's philosophy for academics and any philosophy student who wants to further his/her ideas about Husserl' philosophy...Matheson Russell provides a thorough analysis of main topics of Husserl's philosophy while focusing each discussion on one of his major works.' Kamuran Godelek PhD, Metapsychology Online Reviews
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Approaching Husserl; Part I: The phenomenological attitude; Chapter 2: The idea of phenomenology; Chapter 3: Unravelling the reductions; Chapter 4: Transcendental reduction; Chapter 5: Eidetic reduction. Part II: Consciousness; Chapter 6: The structure of intentionality; Chapter 7: Noema and object; Chapter 8: Intuition, evidence and truth; Chapter 9: Constitution of objectivities; Chapter 10: Time-consciousness; Part III: Philosophical topics; Chapter 11: The critique of psychologism; Chapter 12: Intersubjectivity; Chapter 13: The lifeworld; Chapter 14: The crisis of the sciences; Chapter 15: Conclusion: Mastering Husserl.
