The Metaphysics Of Transcendental Subjectivity

Author : Joseph Claude Evans
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789027286413

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The Metaphysics of Transcendental Subjectivity by Joseph Claude Evans Pdf

The general topic of this book is the metaphysics of the subject in Kantian transcendental philosophy. A critical appreciation of Kant's achievements requires that we be able to view Kant's positions as transformations of pre-Kantian philosophy, and that we understand the ways in which contemporary philosophy changes the letter of Kantian thought in order to be true to its spirit in a new philosophical horizon. Descartes is important in two respects. One the one hand, he institutes a philosophical movement which can be said to culminate in Kant; on the other hand, Descartes is one of the major opponents against whom Kant argues in establishing his own position. In either case, the Cartesian cogito is a central concern. Wilfred Sellars restates and transforms Kantian positions in the context of contemporary philosophy after the "linguistic turn", using the Platonic metaphor that thought is similar to discourse.

Author : David Carr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195352030

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The Paradox of Subjectivity by David Carr Pdf

Much effort in recent philosophy has been devoted to attacking the metaphysics of the subject. Identified largely with French post-structuralist thought, yet stemming primarily from the influential work of the later Heidegger, this attack has taken the form of a sweeping denunciation of the whole tradition of modern philosophy from Descartes through Nietzsche, Husserl, and Existentialism. In this timely study, David Carr contends that this discussion has overlooked and eventually lost sight of the distinction between modern metaphysics and the tradition of transcendental philosophy inaugurated by Kant and continued by Husserl into the twentieth century. Carr maintains that the transcendental tradition, often misinterpreted as a mere alternative version of the metaphysics of the subject, is in fact itself directed against such a metaphysics. Challenging prevailing views of the development of modern philosophy, Carr proposes a reinterpretation of the transcendental tradition and counters Heidegger's influential readings of Kant and Husserl. He defends their subtle and complex transcendental investigations of the self and the life of subjectivity. In Carr's interpretation, far from joining the project of metaphysical foundationalism, transcendental philosophy offers epistemological critique and phenomenological description. Its aim is not metaphysical conclusions but rather an appreciation for the rich and sometimes contradictory character of experience. The transcendental approach to the self is skillfully summed up by Husserl as "the paradox of human subjectivity: being a subject for the world and at the same time being an object in the world." Proposing striking new readings of Kant and Husserl and reviving a sound awareness of the transcendental tradition, Carr's distinctive historical and systematic position will interest a wide range of readers and provoke discussion among philosophers of metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.

Author : Dan Zahavi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191507717

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Husserl's Legacy by Dan Zahavi Pdf

Dan Zahavi offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of central and contested aspects of the philosophy of Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology. What is ultimately at stake in Husserl's phenomenological analyses? Are they primarily to be understood as investigations of consciousness or are they equally about the world? What is distinctive about phenomenological transcendental philosophy, and what kind of metaphysical import, if any, might it have? Husserl's Legacy offers an interpretation of the more overarching aims and ambitions of Husserlian phenomenology and engages with some of the most contested and debated questions in phenomenology. Central to its interpretative efforts is the attempt to understand Husserl's transcendental idealism. Zahavi argues that Husserl was not a sophisticated introspectionist, not a phenomenalist, nor an internalist, not a quietist when it comes to metaphysical issues, and not opposed to all forms of naturalism. Husserl's Legacy argues that Husserl's phenomenology is as much about the world as it is about consciousness, and that a proper grasp of Husserl's transcendental idealism reveals the fundamental importance of facticity and intersubjectivity.

Author : Dan Zahavi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199684830

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Husserl's Legacy by Dan Zahavi Pdf

What is ultimately at stake in Husserl's phenomenological analyses? Are they primarily to be understood as investigations of consciousness, and if so, must they be classified as psychological contributions of some sort? If Husserl is engaged in a transcendental philosophical project, is phenomenological transcendental philosophy then distinctive in some way, and what kind of metaphysical import, if any, might it have? Is Husserlian phenomenology primarily descriptive in character, is it supposed to capture how matters seem to us, or is it also supposed to capture how things really are? Husserl's Legacy offers an interpretation of the more overarching aims and ambitions of Husserlian phenomenology and engages with some of the most contested and debated questions in phenomenology. Central to its interpretive efforts is the attempt to understand Husserl's transcendental idealism. The book argues that Husserl was not a sophisticated introspectionist, nor a phenomenalist, nor an internalist, nor a quietist when it comes to metaphysical issues, and not opposed to all forms of naturalism. On a more positive note, Husserl's Legacy argues that Husserl's phenomenology is as much about the world as it is about consciousness, and that a proper grasp of Husserl's transcendental idealism reveals the fundamental importance of facticity and intersubjectivity.

Author : Iulian Apostolescu,Claudia Serban
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110562965

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Husserl, Kant and Transcendental Phenomenology by Iulian Apostolescu,Claudia Serban Pdf

The transcendental turn of Husserl's phenomenology has challenged philosophers and scholars from the beginning. This volume inquires into the profound meaning of this turn by contrasting its Kantian and its phenomenological versions. Examining controversies surrounding subjectivity, idealism, aesthetics, logic, the foundation of sciences, and practical philosophy, the chapters provide a helpful guide for facing current debates.

Author : Nicolas de Warren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139483322

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Husserl and the Promise of Time by Nicolas de Warren Pdf

This book provides an extensive treatment of Husserl's phenomenology of time-consciousness. Nicolas de Warren uses detailed analysis of texts by Husserl, some only recently published in German, to examine Husserl's treatment of time-consciousness and its significance for his conception of subjectivity. He traces the development of Husserl's thinking on the problem of time from Franz Brentano's descriptive psychology, and situates it in the framework of his transcendental project as a whole. Particular discussions include the significance of time-consciousness for other phenomenological themes: perceptual experience, the imagination, remembrance, self-consciousness, embodiment, and the consciousness of others. The result is an illuminating exploration of how and why Husserl considered the question of time-consciousness to be the most difficult, yet also the most central, of all the challenges facing his unique philosophical enterprise.

Author : Sara Heinämaa,Mirja Hartimo,Timo Miettinen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135138790

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Phenomenology and the Transcendental by Sara Heinämaa,Mirja Hartimo,Timo Miettinen Pdf

The aim of this volume is to offer an updated account of the transcendental character of phenomenology. The main question concerns the sense and relevance of transcendental philosophy today: What can such philosophy contribute to contemporary inquiries and debates after the many reasoned attacks against its idealistic, aprioristic, absolutist and universalistic tendencies—voiced most vigorously by late 20th century postmodern thinkers—as well as attacks against its apparently circular arguments and suspicious metaphysics launched by many analytic philosophers? Contributors also aim to clarify the relations of transcendental phenomenology to other post-Kantian philosophies, most importantly to pragmatism and Wittgenstein’s philosophical investigations. Finally, the volume offers a set of reflections on the meaning of post-transcendental phenomenology.

Author : Sebastian Luft
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810127432

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Subjectivity and Lifeworld in Transcendental Phenomenology by Sebastian Luft Pdf

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.

Author : Jitendra Nath Mohanty
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 081011402X

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Phenomenology by Jitendra Nath Mohanty Pdf

J. N. Mohanty is one of America's leading interpreters of Husserl's phenomenology and the phenomenological movement for which Husserl's work was the impetus. This collection of essays traces the themes of essentialism and transcendentalism as they have appeared in the development of phenomenology from Husserl to Derrida. Beginning with Husserl's major phenomenological themes--essence, meaning, transcendental subjectivity, and life-world--Mohanty examines the tensions within phenomenology in general and within Husserl's phenomenology in particular. The accessibility of these essays, coupled with Mohanty's consideration of lesser-known phenomenologists (Ingarden, Scheler, Hartmann, et. al.) mark this as a major updating of phenomenology for a contemporary audience.

Author : Bina Gupta
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 074250820X

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The Empirical and the Transcendental by Bina Gupta Pdf

In this work, a distinguished international group of philosophers offers critical assessments of eminent philosopher J. N. Mohanty's work on phenomenology and Indian philosophy. The concluding chapter by Mohanty responds to the critics and contains his assessment of his own philosophical position.

Author : Steven Galt Crowell,Jeff Malpas
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0804755116

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Transcendental Heidegger by Steven Galt Crowell,Jeff Malpas Pdf

The thirteen original essays in this volume represent the most sustained investigation, in any language, of the connections between Heidegger's thought—both early and late—and the tradition of transcendental philosophy.

Author : Quentin Lauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015046363399

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The Triumph of Subjectivity by Quentin Lauer Pdf

A clear summary of Husserl's often obscure and always complex writings. . . . very instructive.-Ethics

Author : Daniele De Santis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031395864

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Transcendental Idealism and Metaphysics by Daniele De Santis Pdf

The book offers a systematic reconstruction of the disagreement between Husserl and Heidegger from the former's perspective, but without falling into any form of Husserlian apologetics. The main thesis is that Husserl's critique of Heidegger's existential analytics as a form of philosophical anthropology entails a deeper fundamental thesis, namely that Heidegger confuses the object of first philosophy (the transcendental determination of the subject) with metaphysics (in the Husserlian sense of the expression). Addressing the Husserl-Heidegger confrontation, this text provides the first systematic reconstruction of Husserl's conception of the system of philosophy from the perspective of his later works, with a special focus on the Cartesian Meditations. At stake in Husserl's critique of Heidegger's philosophy in Being and Time is the refusal to transcendentalize the irrational aspects and nature of our human existence. This first volume addresses Husserl's doctrine of transcendental idealism with the aim of elucidating the distinction between first philosophy, second philosophies and what Husserl calls last philosophy. This volume appeals to students and researchers.

Author : Arne Grøn,Iben Damgaard,Søren Overgaard
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy, Modern
ISBN : 3161492609

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Subjectivity and Transcendence by Arne Grøn,Iben Damgaard,Søren Overgaard Pdf

"The book has its origins in a conference entitled "Subjectivity and Transcendence," which was held at the Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in November 2003... However, the book is not a conference proceedings volume"--Pref.

Author : Edmund Husserl
Publisher : Sackville, N.B. : Atcost Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : NWU:35556035325620

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Introduction to Transcendental Phenomenology by Edmund Husserl Pdf