Introduction to Phenomenology
This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference, and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It also studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking.
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Introduction to Phenomenology
This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference, and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It also studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking.
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Introduction to Phenomenology

Introduction to Phenomenology

by Robert Sokolowski
Introduction to Phenomenology

Introduction to Phenomenology

by Robert Sokolowski

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This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference, and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It also studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521660990
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/28/1999
Pages: 252
Product dimensions: 6.26(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. What is intentionality and why is it important?; 2. Perception of a cube as a paradigm of conscious experience; 3. Three formal structures in phenomenology; 4. An initial statement of what phenomenology is; 5. Perception, memory, and imagination; 6. Words, pictures, and symbols; 7. Categorical intentions and objects; 8. Phenomenology of the self; 9. Temporality; 10. The life-world and intersubjectivity; 11. Reason, truth, and evidence; 12. Eidetic intuition; 13. Phenomenology defined; 14. Phenomenology in the present historical context; Appendix: phenomenology in the last one hundred years; Select bibliography.
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