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Book SynopsisPhenomenalism, Phenomenology and the Question of Time: A Comparative Study of the Theories of Mach, Husserl, and Boltzmann analyzes two interconnected themes: the split between phenomenalism and phenomenology, and the question of time in relation to physical processes and irreversibility in physics. The first theme is the overlooked connections between the modern phenomenology of Edmund Husserl (and his mentor Franz Brentano) and phenomenalism as associated with Ernst Mach. The book's historical-conceptual perspective draws attention to the ways in which Husserl's twentieth century advance of phenomenological method was conceived in relation to Mach's late nineteenth century and early twentieth century work both in science and philosophy. At first glance, Mach's phenomenalism appears to be in stark contrast to Husserl's phenomenology, but on closer inspection, it influenced and informed its inception. By analyzing Husserl's revolutionary method of phenomenology in connection to Mach'
Trade ReviewAdam Berg’s book, Phenomenalism, Phenomenology, and the Question of Time, systematically explores the genesis of the problem and its impact on Western thought, and the most recent scarring procedures in the tissue of knowledge as carried out by Umberto Maturana, Francisco Varela, Ilya Prigogine and others who seek to overcome the lost unity of knowledge and the ability to mitigate what Husserl regarded as the difference between the natural and the phenomenological attitudes. Written with elegance and lucidity, the book testifies as to how Western thought has an urgent need to bridge the gap between the two cultures and to overcome the fracturing dichotomy between object and subject with the adoption of a new perspective on the conception of process. -- Ignazio Licata, Theoretical Physics
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Examining Phenomenalism and Phenomenology in Relation to Time and Irreversibility Chapter One: A General Overview of the Philosophical Context Chapter Two: Conceptual Divergences Chapter Three: Time and Irreversibility Chapter Four: "The Opening-The-Drawer Experiment" (Schubladenexperiment): Boltzmann's Phenomenological Dimension Chapter Five: Attempts at Naturalizing Husserl's Phenomenology of Time - Consciousness
