Understanding Phenomenology

by David R. Cerbone

Overview

"Understanding Phenomenology" provides a guide to one of the most important schools of thought in modern philosophy. The book traces phenomenology's historical development, beginning with its founder, Edmund Husserl and his "pure" or "transcendental" phenomenology, and continuing with the later, "existential" phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. The book also assesses later, critical responses to phenomenology - from Derrida to Dennett - as well as the continued significance of phenomenology for philosophy today. Written for anyone coming to phenomenology for the first time, the book guides the reader through the often bewildering array of technical concepts and jargon associated with phenomenology and provides clear explanations and helpful examples to encourage and enhance engagement with the primary texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844650552
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/19/2006
Series:	Understanding Movements in Modern Thought Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: opening exercises 1. Husserl and the project of pure phenomenology 2. Heidegger and the existential turn 3. Sartre and subjectivity 4. Merleau-Ponty and the phenomenology of embodiment 5. Problems and prospects: phenomenology and its critics Questions for discussion and revision Further reading References Index

Editorial Reviews

"A welcome addition to the introductory literature on empiricism, filling a gap between the books which are very heavy on Locke, Berkeley, Hume scholarship, and books that focus purely on contemporary epistemology." Graham Stevens, University of Manchester

"A welcome addition to the introductory literature on empiricism, filling a gap between the books which are very heavy on Locke, Berkeley, Hume scholarship, and books that focus purely on contemporary epistemology." Graham Stevens, University of Manchester

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