Understanding Phenomenology (Paperback)

Robert Meyers begins by distinguishing between the epistemological and psychological/causal versions of empiricism, showing that it is the former that is of primary interest to philosophers. Chapters on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume provide clear introductions to the main protagonists in the British empiricist tradition, avoiding excessive details about disputes surrounding particular philosophers. Meyers then examines more contemporary material, including the ideas of Sellars; foundations and coherence theories; the rejection of the a priori by Mill, Peirce, and Quine; scepticism; and the status of religious belief within empiricism, paying particular attention to criticisms of empiricism, such as Leibniz's criticisms of Locke on innatism and Frege's objections to Mill on mathematics. His discussions throughout are at a level that will help introductory students understand the principles of empiricism in relation to modern philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Acumen Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	David R. Cerbone
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-84465-055-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Phenomenology & Existentialism Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Phenomenology & Existentialism
LSN:	1-84465-055-3
Barcode:	9781844650552

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Great book, incorrect product description

Mon, 8 Jul 2024 | Review by: Jean D.

"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.

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