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Edmund
Husserl 1859-1938
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 The
Essential Husserl : Basic Writings in Transcendental Phenomenology (Studies
in Continental Thought)
by Edmund
Husserl, Donn Welton (Editor)
Welton's anthology contains essential texts from
Husserl's published works, as well as "unknown" selections
from the Husserliana series -- selections which have prompted much
debate in the scholarship insofar as they require a drastic
reconsideration of the traditional interpretation of Husserlian
phenomenology. The sections which deal with static and genetic
phenomenology are worth the price of purchase alone. Welton's
introduction does a fine job of setting up the terrain, as well as
discussing the aforementioned debates in the literature. (Although I
don't find any real basis in another reviewer's claims about the
"homo-eroticism" implicit in Husserl's texts.) Especially
given the price of the Kluwer editions of Husserl's works, one simply
can't go wrong with this book. For those interested in phenomenology, or
20th Century philosophy in general, Welton's book is indeed essential.
-- John Hartmann
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Since nowhere in these pages will you find a synopsis,
summary, or other such treatise on the
phenomenology of Husserl, you may wish to jump to the chronological bibliography of
Husserl's writings. Here you may look for citations of the various
"introductions" to phenomenology by Husserl himself. The author of this Web site
suggests Husserl's Encyclopedia Britannica article on phenomenology
as a brief text representing well Husserl's major themes. It is perhaps the most concisely
written of all the so-called "introductions." Finished in the years 1927-28 and
(in a heavily edited and distorted version) published in the 14th ed. of The
Encyclopedia Britannica, this work was
intended by Husserl to be a joint project between himself and Martin Heidegger. (This collaboration failed,
however, such that Heidegger's contributions were not ultimately incorporated into the
article submitted for publication. Hence, the article can serve both as an introduction to
Husserlian phenomenology and as a platform by which to examine similarities and
differences in the Husserlian and Heideggerian philosophies.) While not as dense as the
Cartesian Meditations,
the Encyclopedia Britannica article does provide a thorough and readable
statement of Husserl's phenomenology. An adequate translation can be found in
Husserl: Shorter Works,
edited by Frederick Elliston & Peter McCormick or Joseph J. Kockelmans' book,
Edmund Husserl's
Phenomenology. Copies of these books can be most likely found in any good
library or bookstore.
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By John Lye, Department of English, Brock
University.
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This article presents (A) his biography; (B) various
strategies for interpreting his phenomenology; and (C) a survey of his major works.
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Journal from Kluwer Publishing.
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