The Origin of the Question: A Phenomenological Philosophy of Inquiry After Edmund Husserl (Phaenomenologica, 245)

Barrette, Andrew D.

ISBN 10: 3032135680 / ISBN 13: 9783032135681

Published by Springer, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin of the Question: A Phenomenological Philosophy of Inquiry After Edmund Husserl (Phaenomenologica, 245)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3032135680
• ISBN 13: 9783032135681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book offers a phenomenology of inquiry by tracing the history of Edmund Husserl’s work. Through following Husserl’s development from the beginnings of his phenomenology to his final writings, it shows that inquiry is a significant theme in his work and how inquiry influences the development of his own phenomenology. Indeed, the book argues that inquiry is an essential operation in phenomenological philosophy, and shows how that is so by following after Husserl's inquiry itself. The result is an account of the structure of inquiry, its genesis in the individual, and how generations participate in a questioning spirit that unites them in a philosophical task to answer the last and highest questions. As such, the book’s target audience includes Husserl scholars, students of phenomenology, and students of philosophy in general.

About the Author

Andrew Barrette is Professor of the Practice at Boston College. Prior to that, he was a Visiting Professor and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies and Lonergan Institute, both at Boston College. He completed his dissertation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, during which he was a Fullbright Scholar at the Husserl-Archives at KU-Leuven. He is also the translator of the first two volumes of Husserlian Legacies: Themes for the 21st Century and is currently finishing translations of Husserl's ethical lectures and manuscripts for Springer.