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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.
"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.
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.
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.
Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's most
influential, controversial and challenging philosophers. His "Being
and Time" is a landmark text in modern philosophy, required reading
for anyone studying Continental thought. However, the concepts
encountered in Heidegger are intricate and frequently confusing,
while the language through which they are articulated is
deliberately dense and obscure. "Heidegger: A Guide for the
Perplexed" is a thorough, cogent and reliable account of
Heidegger's philosophy, ideal for the student who needs to reach a
sound understanding of this complex and important thinker. The book
covers Heidegger's oeuvre in its entirety, offering not only
exposition of "Being and Time", but also his later work.His
perspectives on, and contributions to, both ontology and
phenomenology are explored in full, as is the concept of Dasein,
Heidegger's term for the human way of existence. Geared toward the
specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound
understanding of Heidegger's philosophy, this is the ideal
companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of
twentieth century philosophers." Continuum's Guides for the
Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to
thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find
especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering.
Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject
difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and
ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of
demanding material.
Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's most
influential, controversial and challenging philosophers. His "Being
and Time" is a landmark text in modern philosophy, required reading
for anyone studying Continental thought. However, the concepts
encountered in Heidegger are intricate and frequently confusing,
while the language through which they are articulated is
deliberately dense and obscure. "Heidegger: A Guide for the
Perplexed" is a thorough, cogent and reliable account of
Heidegger's philosophy, ideal for the student who needs to reach a
sound understanding of this complex and important thinker. The book
covers Heidegger's oeuvre in its entirety, offering not only
exposition of "Being and Time", but also his later work.His
perspectives on, and contributions to, both ontology and
phenomenology are explored in full, as is the concept of Dasein,
Heidegger's term for the human way of existence. Geared toward the
specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound
understanding of Heidegger's philosophy, this is the ideal
companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of
twentieth century philosophers." Continuum's Guides for the
Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to
thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find
especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering.
Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject
difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and
ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of
demanding material.
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